Monday Dec 11, 2023

How to change the system from within! - with Avanade’s Global Wellbeing lead Emily Warren

Many organisations see wellbeing issues as a problem with the individual not the system.

Emily Warren believes it’s time that this is flipped on its head and we look at the environments, the cultures, and the structures we place around employees instead.

Emily is responsible for a portfolio of EX projects and initiatives within the Avanade business, aimed at continually elevating the employee experience. She works in partnership with teams across the organisation, looking after 18,000 people globally as Global Wellbeing Director for Avanade, to deliver genuine human impact for Avanade employees.

In this episode Emily shares her own experiences with anxiety, mental health, and wellbeing. An experience that taught her a lot about how she works in the space. She discusses how she works in a global organisation but keeps the individual in mind and what is important to have in a wellbeing strategy.

“We need to revolutionise where spend our time as wellbeing professionals” – Emily Warren

You'll hear about:

01:15 – What got Emily into this work

03:02 – Thinking of individuals in large-scale initiatives

08:49 – Emily’s mental health story

14:50 – Emily’s experience being signed off work

17:52 – Wearing masks throughout our lives

24:49 – Wellbeing in global organisations

34:35 – What should be in a wellbeing strategy?

38:40 – Emily’s thoughts on the future of work

49:50 – The most radical change needed in workplace wellbeing

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