How You Can Support your Employee's Wellbeing

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by Raymond Co & Joanna Kurowska to discuss employee wellbeing in the workplace, and what you can do as an HR Leader to improve it. Raymond Co is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Americas and Global Learning at IHG Hotels & Resorts. Joanna Kurowska is the Managing Director UK & Ireland at IHG Hotels & Resorts. 👉 Subscribe to HR Leaders: http://bit.ly/2wFkCEq 🎙️ Listen on your favourite platform: https://art19.com/shows/hr-leaders-podcast 👤 Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisraineyhr/ Head over to our website to access the resources mentioned in this episode: www.hrleaders.co/podcast Episode highlights 00:00 Raymond Co and Joanna Kurowska’s wellbeing journeys in InterContinental Hotels Group 07:46 How Raymond and Joanna prioritise their own mental health as HR leaders 14:36 How to not be a source of stress for the people you lead 17:00 How Joanna protects her and her team’s time (‘power down friday’) 21:52 How Raymond stays disciplined and mindful in the workplace 27:00 It’s not just about mental health 28:40 How Raymond and Joanna ensure their efforts affect the wellbeing of their team 33:30 Connecting wellbeing to a higher purpose 35:30 Shaping the culture of your organisation through authenticity 37:53 Joanna’s role on IHG’s European Diversity Equity and Inclusion board 40:00 How generational differences change attitudes towards wellbeing in the workplace 44:23 How Covid-19 impacted attitudes towards wellbeing 46:39 How HR leaders can prioritise their employee’s wellbeing in the workplace See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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