Stress and burnout | We need to talk about wellbeing

The pandemic has thrown many challenges our way. But for businesses, colleague wellbeing has topped the list.

That’s probably no surprise. With people working in isolation, months of uncertainty, and everyone having to adapt to new ways of working, it was bound to have an impact. But the scale of it has shocked many. In fact, 54% of companies* say that rising stress and burnout is their biggest wellbeing challenge.

And now everyone’s talking about getting back to a ‘new normal’…

But the truth is there is no normal and we believe there never was. It’s time to challenge what normal means. Normal was a comfort blanket. It hid rather than embraced the unique qualities each and every one of us brings. As colleagues re-evaluate what they want and need from their workplace, now is the time for businesses to build on the trust built up throughout the pandemic through colleague conversation, connection and collaboration. It’s time for engagement. But how?