Strategies for setting boundaries at work

Dr Laura Hamill (Chief Science Advisor) and Matt Krogstad (CEO) covered a lot of ground in this 45-minute webinar, including:

• The science behind boundaries at work

• Examples of work boundaries

• The importance of regular psychological detachment from work and how this helps us maintain focus, performance, and engagement

• How to set boundaries in a work context

The science of creating habits that stick

This deep dive into the neuroscience and behavioural science of habits was packed with helpful tips! If you missed the live session, you can watch the replay.

What was covered - top takeaways

• What counts as a habit

• Why new behaviours are so hard 

• Dr Fiona's GREATER acronym

• The importance of staying flexible

CHRO Roundtable with McKinsey Health Institute

Our panelists delivered insights that can transform your approach to employee health and wellbeing. Here's a sneak peek at the fantastic lineup:

- Barbara Jeffery (Partner, McKinsey & Company)
- Jacqui Brassey (Employee Health Co-leader, McKinsey Health Institute) - Guest Speaker
- Dr. Fiona Crichton (VP Clinical Science, Groov) - Guest Speaker
- Emma Scott (People & Culture Executive, Tribe) - Guest Speaker
- More Special Guest Panelists to be announced!

Learn from the experts about the latest research, best practices, and the tangible benefits of prioritising employee wellbeing.

How to start a safe conversation about mental wellbeing

Neuroscience shows having open, honest conversations about your mental wellbeing is good for your mental health. It's incredibly important for helping people to feel good and function well. It also enables us to understand and support each other much better in life.

Learn more about the power of talking about wellbeing in our uplifting 1-hour webinar with Anabelle Smith and Sir John Kirwan. Anabelle joins Sir JK to:

The 1-hour session will also cover:

• Share her story and journey

• Illustrate why talking about wellbeing is beneficial for everyone

• Teach us how to create a safe space for open conversations about mental wellbeing

Don't miss out on this incredibly motivational discussion, and learn how you can contribute toward creating a safe space and making wellbeing a normal part of everyday conversations.

Let's celebrate: An end-of-year wrap-up with Sir John Kirwan and Dr Fiona Crichton

Wow, we can't believe we've reached the end of another busy year! Before we look towards 2023, let's take a moment to pat ourselves on the back and say "congratulations to me!" as we reflect on the past 12 months and celebrate our wins, big and small.

Join Sir John Kirwan and Dr Fiona Crichton for this fun and energetic end-of-year wrap-up.In this session, JK and Fiona will chat about:

• Their achievements and challenges from 2022

• What it really means to celebrate - it's all about the Celebrate Pillar!

• Self-care ideas to get you through the holiday period

• How to look after yourself if you're working through the holidays

Featuring:

• Dr Fiona Crichton, VP Clinical and Health Psychology Specialist at Groov

• Sir John Kirwan, Co-founder at Groov

Q&A on the US Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Wellbeing

There's been a lot of talk since the US Surgeon General recently released their guidance on mental health in the workplace.

Our very own VP of Clinical, Dr Fiona Crichton will be running a Q&A to unpack this new framework and how it can help us across Australian & New Zealand workplaces. Join in to get her take and to ask your questions.

What is the US Surgeon General’s Framework? Centered on the worker’s voice and equity, these Five Essentials support workplaces as engines of well-being. Each essential is grounded in two human needs, shared across industries and roles. Creating a plan to enact these practices can help strengthen the essentials of workplace well-being.

Featuring:

• Dr Fiona Crichton, VP Clinical and Health Psychology Specialist at Groov

White Ribbon Day Live Chat with Dr Fiona Crichton & Allan Ball

White Ribbon Day 2022 is 18th November in Australia, and 25th November in New Zealand. White Ribbon is the world’s largest movement engaging men and boys to end men’s violence against women and girls, promote gender equality and create new opportunities for men to build positive, healthy and respectful relationships.

Allan and Dr Fiona discuss: how White Ribbon is helping promote gender equality and promoting new opportunities for men to build positive, healthy and respectful relationships.

Featuring:

• Allan Ball, Director, White Ribbon Australia

Practising the art of self-kindness

How often do we turn to self-criticism or negative self-talk, instead of choosing to be gentle and kind with ourselves, when the going gets tough?

Join Dr Fiona Crichton and Jess Quinn, one of New Zealand's much-loved body acceptance and disability advocates, for this recorded webinar on self-kindness and what it means to show compassion for self. The webinar covers:

• The power of self-kindness, how to be kinder to yourself and what to do when negative thoughts arise

Featuring:

• Jess Quinn, Model, body acceptance & disability advocate, TEDx speaker, and author

Creativity: The modern-day stress-buster!

Want to get those creative juices flowing?

When we make time for creativity, our mental wellbeing can really benefit! Studies have shown that creativity can help provide us with benefits such as:
- a better ability to cope with stress,
- increased confidence, and
- improved problem-solving abilities.

Featuring:

• DK, Creative Producer, Justadandak

Mental Health Awareness Week

Dr Fiona Crichton & Sir John Kirwan hosted daily live chats exploring the theme of reconnect and mental health with an incredible line-up of guests from around New Zealand and Australia.

Read the summary here

Featuring:

• Jase Te Patu – CEO & Founder of M3 Mindfulness

• Josh Reid Jones – Founder of The Just Be Nice Project

• Shantelle Thompson - World champion, entrepreneur, Barkindji

  Warrior, Voice of Groov

• Patrick Gower – Newshub Correspondent

Supporting employee wellbeing for better business.

4.30PM NZDT | 2.30PM AEST | 21 September 2022

The last few years have presented many unique challenges for SME leaders, business owners, and employees.

MyHR CEO, Jason Ennor, was joined by Sir John Kirwan, and health psychology specialist, Dr Fiona Crichton, for a panel discussion on practical ways SME leaders and employers can promote employee wellbeing and build a better business.

Your expert panel includes:

• Dr Fiona Crichton, VP Clinical at Groov

• Sir John Kirwan, Co-founder at Groov

• Jason Ennor, CEO at MyHR

Read the summary here

R U OK?Day live chat with Dr Fiona Crichton & Allan Ball

8 Sept | 10.30AM AEST | 12.30PM NZDT

‘R U OK?’ is Australia’s national day of action to remind Aussies that every day is the day to ask, ‘are you OK?’ and start a meaningful conversation whenever they spot the signs that someone they care about might be struggling with life.

Allan Ball, Director of White Ribbon Australia, joins Dr. Fiona Crichton to see how she is for R U OK?Day 2022. Allan and Dr. Fiona share advice on how to check in with people at work, what to say when someone’s not ok and how to look after yourself after a difficult conversation.

Your expert panel includes:

• Dr Fiona Crichton, VP Clinical and Health Psychology Specialist at Groov

• Allan Ball, Director at White Ribbon Australia

Moving the dial on workplace wellbeing - the latest data and how to create a caring workplace culture

28 July, 1PM NZDT | 11AM AEST

After being unable to attend Workplace Wellness Festival 2022, the incredible Dr Fiona Crichton is back! She’s delivering her session as a bonus virtual event for all Groov Insiders.

As a health psychology specialist, our incredible VP Clinical ensures all that Groov does is clinically sound and evidence-based to help workplaces, leaders and people find their Groov. Dr Fiona shares the latest stats she is seeing in workplace wellbeing, among our customers and more widely as trends in the industry.

Your expert panel includes:

• Dr Fiona Crichton, VP Clinical and Health Psychology Specialist at Groov

Read the webinar summary here

Reflections from Workplace Wellness Festival 2022: Creating a mentally healthier workplace

21 JULY, 1 PM NZDT | 11 AM AEST

Missed out on the Workplace Wellness Festival 2022? No worries, Groov has you covered!

Hosted by Dr. Fiona Crichton, join Allan Ball, Allisa O'Connell and Jenny Steadman as they share their learnings from the festival. With opening and closing remarks by Tania Arlington, you won't want to miss the panel's insights and key takeaways!

Your expert panel includes:

• Allan Ball MBSW, Director at White Ribbon Australia;

• Allisa O’Connell, Head of People & Culture at Flight Centre Travel Group;

• Jenny Steadman, Acting Country Director at Potential Project;

• Dr. Fiona Crichton, VP Clinical and Health Psychology Specialist;

• Tania Arlington, Event Director at Workplace Wellness Festival.

Read the webinar summary here

How stories bring us together

26 May 2022 | 1.00 PM - 2.00 PM

One of New Zealand’s top TV journalists and keynote speakers, Jehan Casinader, joins Sir John Kirwan in an incredibly open and vulnerable conversation to share his mental health journey - and how storytelling can bring people together, in a world that's filled with conflict.

In this session, Jehan explains how we can connect deeply with people who are different to us, and create space for them to feel safe. He’ll also tell us about Te Whare Tapa Whā (the house with four walls) and why spiritual wellbeing is linked to our values, beliefs and identity.

Your expert panel includes:

• Jehan Casinader, TV journalist, keynote speaker and mental health advocate

Read the webinar summary here

Don't be resigned to resignations - how and why wellbeing should be at the heart of your talent retention strategy

13 April 2022 | 3.00 PM - 4.00 PM

In our first ‘Groov Insider’ webinar, we’re focusing on workplace wellbeing and what it actually means. We’ve heard about the great resignation, the great re-prioritisation and the great re-alignment. While the terminology may differ, it’s clear that people are deciding where they want to work and how they want to work. We’ll be joined by an expert panel who will share their insights, wisdom and what they are seeing across the companies and departments they work with:

This session covers:

• What does good workplace wellbeing look like?

• Why are people are leaving their jobs and what is driving the ‘great resignation’?

• What can leaders do to start building a wellbeing culture?

• How can companies start to put wellbeing first and how can they embed wellbeing?

Your expert panel includes:

• Tazmayn Goode, Wellbeing Consultant and Managing Director of 360 Academy

• John Frear, Group Capability and Performance Manager, Giltrap Group

• Fiona Crichton, VP of Clinical at Groov

• Matt Clarke, Country Manager for Australia at Groov

How do you find and stay in your Groov?

30 March 2022 | 12.00 PM - 1.00 PM

What are the things you put into your day to feel good and function well? When we do things each day for our wellbeing, we call that 'staying in the Groov'.

But, what helps you to find your Groov in the first place? Good mental wellbeing looks different and is unique to everyone!

The idea of ‘finding your Groov’ is one we can all relate to – and this is what we do. We help you discover the habits that make you feel good and bounce back from stress. And if you feel out of your Groov, we’re here with the tools to help you get back on track.

Australian 3x Jiu-jitsu world champion, business owner and mother of five, known as the Barkindji Warrior, Shantelle Thompson, joins Sir John Kirwan and Dr. Fiona Crichton to share how she finds her Groov, what it looks and feels like when she's in her Groov, and what helps her to stay in her Groov.

This quality panel includes:

• Shantelle Thompson, Word Champion, resilience expert, entrepreneur and Barkindji Warrior

• Sir John Kirwan, Mental Health Advocate and Co-Founder at Groov by Mentemia

• Dr. Fiona Crichton, Health Psychology Specialist and Clinical Team Lead at Groov

Read the webinar summary here

Preventing Burnout & Workplace Wellbeing survey insights

12 Nov 2021 | 2.00 PM - 3.00 PM

With another rollercoaster year rapidly coming to an end, your attention is probably on planning for 2022.

To help with your thinking, we’ve lined up some great live chats starting this Friday to inspire and inform. We’re kicking off talking about Preventing Burnout, with renowned Leadership Coach & Author of ‘Beyond Burnout’, Suzi McAlpine, author of the Australian & New Zealand Workplace Wellbeing Survey, Tania Domett, and Dr. Fiona Crichton, Clinical Team Lead at Groov.

This session will give the very latest insights on Burnout, and to what extent stress and burnout have hit our new hybrid working environments during Covid. In addition, we’ll look at the Workplace Wellbeing Survey data insights to help back up where you should be focusing your time in 2022.

As ever, your host, Clinical Team lead Dr. Fiona Crichton will be on hand with her brain science insights!

To discover more about Suzi, her book ‘Beyond Burnout’ and the Leader’s Digest newsletter, head to her website here

To discover more about Tania and the research and insights they provide through COGO Consulting, head to her website here

Read the webinar summary here

So, what’s on your agenda for 2022?

19 Nov 2021 | 2.00 PM - 3.00 PM

As Chief People Officer, Wellbeing Lead, or People & Culture Manager, chances are you're deep in planning for next year right now.

Taking 60 minutes to get some insights from what others are focusing on can't hurt right?

We're digging into exactly that with our expert panel this Friday, with some absolute gems to inspire and inform us all.

Led by Sir John Kirwan, he’ll be asking the panel what’s on their agenda for 2022 to lead wellbeing well in the workplace, specifically around:

• where is their focus for 2022?

• where they will, or should be spending their time

• advice/insights/frameworks for all watching

• how they're planning for the year ahead and for what scenarios

• the major trends they're seeing emerge

This quality panel includes:

• Kimberly Sterling, People & Culture Director at global CX platform AskNicely

• Rita Slogrove, Organisational Learning & Development Manager at Fletcher Building Australia

• Dr. Hillary Bennett, Director of Leading Safety

• Dr. Fiona Crichton, Health Psychology Specialist and Clinical Team Lead at Groov

Read the webinar summary here