The UK's GB productivity problems are not an efficiency problem: it's an engagement problem.1/30/2025 ![]() Author - Dan Corpe, Thrivall Co-founder & Director of Partnerships. “Is the world better off because your business is in it?" - Paul Polman (ex-CEO, Unilever) This is a guiding principle for me and the businesses I am a part of. Time ⏰ again we hear how we're 6th lowest out of the G7 in terms of productivity. Time again we're told we need to be more efficient! Less talking to your colleagues, more effective use of time... The reality is that a recent study showed that 90% of the UK's 🇬🇧 workforce are not engaged with their work, 90%!! 🤯 It really doesn't matter how efficient your company is, if your people aren't engaged with what they do they simply won't produce their best work. They're unlikely to go above and beyond and do amazing things unless they have purpose for what they do and have great people, who care to lead them. Do managers and leaders realise the impact they have on their colleague's wellbeing? In a recent survey it was found that managers have the same impact on our mental health as our partners/spouses, just let that sink in... What we also know is that leaders and managers must prioritise their own wellbeing, to be able to look after the wellbeing of the colleagues in their charge. We've heard the analogy before, but it bears repeating - Put your own oxygen mask on first" unfortunately it seems too many leaders and managers don't follow this advice. Right now, there are three major problems facing UK businesses right now, as shown on the graphic below and with leaders and managers being solution to the problem, it's time for them to start prioritising their own wellbeing. If you're a leader or manager, what will you do today to prioritise your own wellbeing?
Maybe you could take a 'mindful moment' what's the worst that could happen... https://www.ukg.co.uk/resources/article/mental-health-work-managers-and-money https://www.ukg.co.uk/about-us/newsroom/workforce-institute-managers-impact-mental-health
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Authors: Hannah Pearsall, Head of Wellbeing, Hays & Stuart Mace, Occupational Health and Wellbeing Lead & Mental Health, Skanksa and members of the LiWW Leadership team.
What a privilege it was to host the 2nd annual Let’s Improve Workplace Wellbeing (LiWW) summit at the Hays offices on 20th November. We all know the importance of face-to-face connection when it comes to our wellbeing and my goodness this was an occasion to behold. The energy was palpable as the room filled with a who’s who of workplace wellbeing. Our excellent compere and LiWW Leadership Team Member, Anwen Cooper, encouraged us all to do what we, as the people taking care of everyone else, often forget to do - think about our own wellbeing. Throughout the evening Anwen reminded us of the 5 steps to mental wellbeing. Connect with other people – we sure did that!
We were fortunate enough to have an expert line up of guest speakers: Eamon Sheridan from Yu Life, Tim Hipgrave from Bupa and Dr Fabienne Palmer from Smart About Health gave us plenty to think about. My key takeaways were;
The presentations were excellent, and I have to say I was delighted to see the maturity and the relevance of the topics. Refreshing and so thought provoking, as were the questions from the audience. Speaking of which, we are truly grateful to everyone who made the effort to support the day and are delighted that we were able to raise just over £500 for the Jordan Legacy. Unfortunately, Steve Phillips (Founder of the Jordon Legacy) couldn’t join us on the night, but sent his heartfelt thanks in a video recording which served as a stark reminder of why we do what we do. Steve also paid tribute, as we all did, to one of our founding members of the leadership team, Louise Boston, who sadly past recently. It was a lovely and touching moment as those who knew Louise remembered her. The wine flowed and the pretzels were obliterated, the conversation was awesome! So many great conversations with connections new and old. Leading on workplace wellbeing can often be a lonely role, rarely is it more than one of one and sometimes it’s not even 100% of your job role. I think it’s fair to say that LiWW team can be extremely proud of creating a forum for ideas sharing, counsel and making some actual really good friends!
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