Episode 50

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18th Jan 2024

Fostering Wellbeing Through Diversity and Inclusion with Monica Stancu

I’m delighted this week to be joined by Monica Stancu; senior Diversity and Inclusion manager at Lloyds. Monica is experienced in effective diversity and inclusion strategies having worked in international organisations like the European Medicines Agency (EU agency) and the United Nations where she championed human rights. She's a Global Champion for Women's Economic Empowerment by UN Women, an author, an award winner, as well as a One Young World Ambassador and a mentor at Migrant Leaders.

Today, we look at diversity and inclusion and how this affects employees' wellbeing and mental health. Monica shares ideas that she’s seen being implemented in larger corporations which can also be applied in smaller companies to support employees from diverse backgrounds.

Here are the highlights: 

(06:56) That sense of belonging 

(08:30) Intersectionality 

(13:51) Data driven approach 

(26:31) Empathy apathy!

(36:00) It’s about the everyday behaviours 

(36:57) Invest in upscaling your line managers 

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About the Podcast

The Wellbeing Rebellion
Welcome to The Wellbeing Rebellion, an award-winning podcast! We are Ngozi Weller, a corporate wellbeing and productivity consultant, and Obehi Alofoje, a psychologist and behavioural change specialist.

We are the founders of Aurora, a corporate culture consultancy that specialises in creating psychologically safe workplaces that enable employees to thrive, and for us, wellbeing is personal.

The problem with employee wellbeing support, in most workplaces, is that it puts the responsibility on the person struggling to seek help. And when you are unwell, that is just too big a burden to bear.

It's not enough to say that your door is always open.

We need to get better at supporting our employees, and that is precisely what this podcast is about.

The rebellion is here, and it is long overdue. So this podcast is specifically for the HR or business leader who wants to make a difference to their employees. And the bottom line is we want to create psychologically safe workplaces where employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. We want to create a culture that is inclusive, supportive, and encourages everyone from the shop floor to the boardroom to play their part.

On the wellbeing rebellion podcast, we'll give you weekly up-to-date insights, strategies and tips that cover leadership capability, executive burnout, mental health, equity, diversity and inclusion and employee challenges such as retention, productivity and emotional resilience. Sometimes, it'll be just us. Other times we'll interview industry leaders and experts.

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About your hosts

Obehi Alofoje

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Obehi is a psychologist and culture change consultant who helps senior HR and business leaders reduce employee burnout, absenteeism & talent attrition through mental wellbeing strategy, training & coaching.

Ngozi Weller

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Ngozi Weller is a culture change consultant and an ICF accredited coach who helps build resilience into your business by creating psychologically safe workplaces that enable employees to thrive.