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This interactive event will focus on the all-important subject of workplace resilience.

In the past five years according to a study by the Federation of Small Businesses and Mind, the Mental Health Charity, employers have cited stress as the number one reason given by employees who take time off work. Work-related mental ill-health is costing businesses up to £26 billion every year, including:

£2.4 billion wasted on staff turnover due to poor mental wellbeing
£15.1 billion lost by unproductive staff at work who are unable to cope due to mental health issues
70 million lost working days due to mental health problems

Developing your employees' personal resilience could significantly reduce the impact of mental health on your workforce and improve business performance.

Resilient employees cope better with adversity and are more likely to continue performing well when faced with challenges, as well as being better able to maintain their mental wellbeing. We have brought together two exceptional and inspirational speakers who hold authority when it comes to resilience in the workplace and personally: Firstly, a resilience coach to help and guide your learning and give you tools, activities and plans to take away. Secondly, a person who’s resilience has been tested time and time and time again. His personal story of resilience will astound you.

What will be covered

An introduction to 'Resilience'
Overview of what threatens resilience and mental health in the workplace
How to boost your resilience and be a leading example
Fixed mindset vs growth mindset
Acknowledging responses that inhibit growth
Evolving within the work environment
Awareness of personal key development areas - acknowledging triggers and responding effectively

Key details

Date & time: 15 Jan 2019 08:30 - 10:30

Location: Tilney, Liverpool

CPD Hours:

Prices from

0.00 GBP + VAT - Member

12.00 GBP + VAT - Non-Member

Event manager:
Miss Lauren Mullan

Contact phone:
0161 806 0890

Contact email:
Lauren.Mullan@iod.com

Agenda

08.30 Breakfast and networking

09.00 Welcome and introduction - Irene Afful, Founder & Director of Ametrine Enterprise Solutions Coaching and Consultancy Services & IoD Committee Member.

09.15 Managing resilience within the workplace - Danielle Kershaw, Managing Director at InnSæi Insights Limited

09.45 Resilience - A personal journey - David Bolton, Director at The Bar-Bearians

10.15 Networking

10.30 Close

Speakers

Irene Afful
Founder & Director
Ametrine Enterprise Solutions

Irene Afful joined Merseyside Police in February 1991 almost 10 years on from the Toxteth riots and after suffering racial abuse at the hands of the police. She served 25 years as an officer, during which time she became the first ever black female inspector in the history of Merseyside Police. Her career included roles as a critical incident manager, community engagement manager and specialist investigative roles involving child protection and served five years as a Detective Inspector in the Force Major Incident Team investigating murders.

As a pioneer and role model, Irene coached and mentored other minority staff for promotion and lateral development. She designed, developed and delivered a leadership programme which was instrumental in increasing the recruitment of BME and other minority groups to the force. She was elected Chair of the Black Police Association where she supported the retention and progression of BME officers, as well as developing positive relations between the police service and the BME community. She was a First Contact officer for employees in crisis in the workplace, providing well-being support.

Irene was headhunted to work as a consultant for the College of Policing, working with and supporting 21 forces across the country in addressing BME, and other minority groups, under-representation. She provided advice on HR processes targeted recruitment, retention and progression issues. This included reviewing and assessing positive action processes. She was instrumental in pulling together two national conferences to explore and address unconscious bias within HR processes. Irene holds a Master’s degree in Police Leadership and is a published author of academic research.

Irene is now Founder & Director of Ametrine Enterprise Solutions Coaching & Consultancy where she continues to pursue her passion, offering a variety of tools, programmes and consultancy services in equality, diversity and inclusion within organisations and business, leadership development, professional/personal life coaching and well-being at work. She is a motivational speaker, performing at a vast array of business and educational events. She has won a number of awards for her work and been featured in a local history book as a pioneer.

She features in a new reality Sky One TV Series - “The Heist” as one of a team of detectives.

David Bolton
Director
The Bar-Bearians

Dave joined the RAF at 18 year old and served 3 years as a Military police officer, in which he completed a tour of Air Operations in Iraq in 1999.
He joined Merseyside police in 2001. In 2004 he was involved in a near fatal motorbike crash spending 4 months in hospital. After almost losing his leg, he went on to become, in 2009, World Kickboxing champion in Pisa Italy for Great Britain. served 14 years medically retiring as a detective sergeant.

In 2014 he suffered a nocturnal seizure caused by an Astrocytoma brain tumour, after recovering from surgery he medically retired from his detective sergeant role with the police force and returned to life as a strength & conditioning coach and a brand ambassador for UnderArmour .
In 2015 Dave was re-diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiform IV. In 2017 he co-founded The Bar-Bearians Training centre, specialists in Calisthenics, and became an ambassador for the UTS Foundation.

In January 2018 he was diagnosed with skin cancer.

He stars in the new Sky One TV series - The Heist.

Danielle Kershaw
Director
InnSaei Insights Ltd

Danielle is a self-defined 'Mental Health Warrior'. After experiencing a period of poor mental health in a former role, she embarked upon a life changing journey. As part of her journey she learned about and used a multitude of tools to calm the once incessant chatter within her mind - the thoughts, fears, the inner critic that consumed her, the limiting beliefs. Her life has now transformed beyond recognition and she now uses her experience to raise mental health awareness and teach workplace resilience to leaders and staff. She is qualified in Information Advice and Guidance, Prince 2 Practitioner and Education and a qualified trainer. She is fully operational as a Consultant, Trainer and a Personal Coach, specialising in Workplace Wellbeing, Resilience and Mindset agendas. Danielle has a long and successful career in Welfare to Work, Employability and Skills, and Wellbeing and Resilience. Her clients include Private Business Owners, Secondary Schools, FE Colleges, Department for Work and Pensions, Local Authorities and many more.