Launching a Conversation About Work and Well Being with Karen Gillespie

Published: Nov. 6, 2018, 7 p.m.

b"It's time to talk on the podcast about work and the role that work plays in our well being.\\n\\nJoining me for this episode is Organisational Psychologist and well being expert Karen Gillespie from the New South Wales-based consulting firm EEK & Sense. \\n\\nKaren is passionate about helping us get the blend right between our work and non-work lives, meeting the daily challenges of being at our best, feeling fulfilled at work, staying physically fit and healthy and being present for the other significant people in our lives. \\n\\nShe tries to 'practice what she preaches' by not only running a thriving business with her business partner Audrey McGibbon but also spending time with her family, walking her dog, doing yoga and taking good, long holidays.\\n\\nDuring our conversation I ask Karen:\\n\\n \\u2022What are the wellbeing challenges for leaders in all organisations?\\n \\u2022How do you lead and grow a business and still be the best parent, best partner and best person you can be?\\n \\u2022Why leaders?\\n \\u2022What is existential wellbeing?\\n \\u2022Why is intellectual wellbeing important? \\n \\u2022How do we help leaders ensure they are on the right personal path to fulfilment?\\n \\u2022And what are the elements of true and complete wellbeing?\\n \\u2022\\n\\nKaren and I explore the Global Leadership Wellbeing Survey - a holistic assessment of a leader's sources and status of psychological wellbeing and we have a chat about gender differences - What are men and women getting right when it comes to work and health?\\n\\nJoin us as we explore how and why, as Simon Sinek says, 'The leader sets the tone' when it come to creating a thriving, flourishing workplace\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/potentialpsychology/message"