Episode 12

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Published on:

27th Apr 2023

The Rise of the New Leader - Your Secret Weapon in the War Against Burnout

When I started my corporate career, I’d been taught that a good manager was someone who recognises and nurtures the potential of their employees and understood that employees were individuals, rather than numbers or roles. But unfortunately, my expectations turned out to be a little idealistic.

In this episode, we're going to explore why line managers have a secret weapon in the war against the impact of poor mental health in your workplace, how to train your managers in mental health matters and how you can do your bit to take them from whoever they are to the leadership ideal.

Highlights

(04:38) Cultivating interpersonal or soft skills alongside your other talents

(09:50) What is the role of the manager in the workplace?

(12:05) Leading through challenging times

(12:53) The importance of training your line managers in mental health

(20:09) Make sure you have the right framework

(22:32) One bad egg to spoil the whole cake

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Website: https://aurorawellnessgroup.co.uk/

Ngozi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngozi-weller-aurora/

Obehi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obehi-alofoje-psychologist-aurora/

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About the Podcast

The Wellbeing Rebellion
Welcome to The Wellbeing Rebellion, an award-winning podcast.

We’re Ngozi Weller and Obehi Alofoje, Directors at Aurora — a leadership and organisational effectiveness consultancy.

This podcast explores how the way organisations are led shapes performance, trust, wellbeing and culture over time.

The challenge with many approaches to wellbeing and culture is that they place responsibility on individuals to cope, rather than examining the leadership decisions, behaviours and systems that create the conditions people are working within.

This is where the conversation needs to shift.

On The Wellbeing Rebellion, we explore leadership behaviour, organisational systems and decision-making under pressure through honest conversations with senior leaders and advisors navigating real organisational complexity.

Some episodes are just us. Others bring in leaders and experts reflecting candidly on what works, what doesn’t, and what leadership requires in practice.

If you’re responsible for people, culture or organisational performance — and want to think more critically about how leadership shapes outcomes — this podcast is for you.

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.