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Find out what’s happening with Geoff’s campaigning and advocacy work around mental health in the workplace. He regularly participates in interviews, as well as writing and featuring in various print and online articles and podcasts.
Leading in These Challenging Times – EasyJet Interview
Interview with Andrew Middleton and Emma Knowler from EasyJet's People...
Minds in the Wild – A Ground-breaking Initiative from Geoff McDonald & Simon Albert
Minds in the Wild is a new initiative created by Geoff McDonald and...
Report from The Resolution Forum – Promoting Cross-Sector Collaboration
From the Resolution Forum - the latest edition of the Resolution Report addresses the impact an...
Jericho Conversations: Business Life After The Virus: Good Work, Mental Health & Workplace Wellbeing
Geoff took part in the recent Jericho Conversation on Good Work, Mental Health & Workplace...
PODCAST – Protecting and prioritising the mental health of yourself and your workforce through the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond
https://podcasts.apple.com/sa/podcast/geoff-mcdonald-mental-health-campaigner-founder-minds/id1391588345?i=1000470995603Geoff McDonald, mental health campaigner and founder, Minds @ Work: 'Protecting and prioritising...
A Masterclass on Mental Health and Wellbeing during Home Working and Self-Isolation – how do we cope?
In this Wavelength Leadership Webinar Geoff shares his personal...
Charity Challenge : Andean Volcano Challenge 2020
In March 2020, Charity Challenge had a group of 100 trekkers from all...
Words of wisdom and encouragement during Covid-19 – Interview with ReEnvisage Radio
Re-envisage Radio interview (20 minutes)
Purpose will take you to places you never would have imagined
Watch Geoff's video report and discover more about about...
Self.ly – The Leadership issue – Why Health Should Be a Strategic Priority for Organizations
This article was originally published in the online magazine Self.ly - The Leadership Issue in...
Some simple advice on what we can all do to address stigma in our workplaces
Geoff speaking at the Irish Institute of Training and...
BBC Sounds PODCAST – Business Daily – Losing your mind at work
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csy788Click Here to Listen
‘Why don’t company wellbeing initiatives stick? It’s time for radical change’ – A Conversation with Leena Nair, Chief HR Officer, Unilever
Geoff McDonald was once Global VP of Human Resources with us here at Unilever. But after being...
PODCAST – In conversation with Hedley May’s Karen Frizzell – Mental health is often misunderstood, stigmatized and overlooked
https://www.hedleymay.com/future-of-work-mental-health-is-often-misunderstood-stigmatized-and-overlooked/Click Here to Listen
Learn with Leena Nair – Companies can do more for mental health
Geoff McDonald talks to Leena Nair, Unilever Chief HR Officer, about...
Archive - Older podcasts, articles, reports and video
Podcasts / Interviews
Changeboard HR Podcast – Geoff McDonald on Mental Ill Health and Breaking Down Stigma – with Tom Richie – April 2017
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Csuite Podcast – Wellbeing in the Workplace – with Russel Goldsmith – April 2017
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Articles by Geoff
Personnel Today – Why Astute CEOs Must Pay Attention to Employee Mental Health Issues – 26th August 2016
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Huffington Post – Why Astute CEOs Should Pay Attention to Employees’ Mental Health – 20th May 2016
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Huffington Post – Ignoring Well-Being is Costing Us – 24th September 2015
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Huffington Post – Fathers: Our Well-Being – 16th June 2015
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Personnel Today – Purpose and Profit: How Giving Back Helps Organisations Grow – 5th September 2014
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Huffington Post – Fighting Anxiety and Depression at Work – 26th August 2014
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Articles featuring Geoff
Stress in the City – ‘At first, I thought my depression was a heart attack’ – Peter Stanford – 4th January 2017
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Emotional Health at Work – In Conversation with Rebecca Durrant – 8th August 2017
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BBC News – Breaking the mental health taboo: ‘Please talk about it’ – Philippa Goodrich – 12th December 2016
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Videos
BBC One – The One Show – Geoff McDonald shares his mental health journey
Motivating The Many at Unilever
Geoff describes how the company succeeds in engaging workers by providing an inspirational business purpose, a decision making framework and focusing on employee well-being (50 minute watch).
Recorded at Spark The Change – December 4th 2014 – https://www.infoq.com/presentations/unilever
A new approach to doing business
Geoff McDonald from Unilever at the BSR Conference 2012 (4 minute watch)
Reports
Thriving At Work
The Stevenson / Farmer Review of Mental Health and Employers – Executive Summary
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Emotional Health at Work – Why it matters and how you can support it
A Report by Family Links – The Centre For Emotional Health, with the support of IPPR
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The Human Era @ Work – 2014
Findings from the Energy Project and Harvard Business Review
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Health: Our Business – Volume 3 – Case studies from the corporate world, putting mental health and wellbeing into action
A report from Global CMO Network / BUPA, with concluding recommendations for successfully planning and implementing a mental health programme by guest editor Geoff McDonald.
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Useful Links
Mind
The mental health charity working to ensure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.
mind.org.uk
The Samaritans
Working to make sure fewer people die by suicide.
samaritans.org
Byrne Dean
A leading provider of workplace training and HR / ER support services, helping to create a kinder, fairer and more productive workplaces.
byrnedean.com
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