Wellbeing in the Virtual Workplace

Tuesday, 13 October 2020
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (UK time)
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

About this session

In this session participants will learn about research which is taking place into working practices and the potential for permanent shifts to more remote and flexible working.

Key practical areas will be covered including:

  • Working from home – setting up the virtual space
  • In meeting best practice
  • Zoom burnout and ‘stress’

We will also cover key wellbeing factors and how they support your resilience in the workplace

  • Sleep
  • Food
  • Hydration
  • Exercise
  • Awareness of burnout

Participants will learn about maintaining wellbeing in this environment and how to achieve high performance states while working in the 'new normal'

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar delegates will be able to:

  • Understanding the permanent shift in working practices resulting from Covid-19
  • Supporting attendees to develop good habits and techniques for working remotely and in the virtual space
  • Support attendees to ensure the wellbeing of the clients and third parties they engage with
  • Enable attendees to understand the physiological effects of working online
  • How to apply tools to protect body and mind in the virtual space.
  • Understanding sustainable long-term strategies for working from home.

This CPD event is relevant to all financial services practitioners across general insurance and financial planning.

Speaker Biography

Nick offers a unique combination of skills in the UK insurance training sector – an industry sales specialist and a professional coach and trainer.

Nick is an Economics graduate with over 25 years corporate insurance broking experience

He was a highly successful sales producer in the UK broking market before progressing into regional and then national sales leadership roles. As National Development Director at HSBC, Nick was one of only 40 people from a global workforce of 265,000 selected as part of the STARS programme to recognise exceptional performance. He is a highly trained consultative sales specialist, and his experience includes a secondment with a major management consultant to design a best practice sales process.

In the mid-2000s, Nick developed a chronic health condition; his journey to recovery fostered a new range of interests, and a passion for health, and performance. He studied widely, qualifying as a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), obtaining a Diploma in Life Coaching, before going on to study Corporate/Business Coaching with The Coaching Academy. Nick is also a qualified Holistic Lifestyle Coach and Advanced Exercise Coach.

In the last two years Nick has worked in a self-employed capacity in training, coaching, and consulting. He works with a specialist adviser in Insurance sector M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions), and through Nick Thomas & Associates.

Booking

Please use the link above to book your place.

A link and joining instructions will be sent out automatically before the webinar begins.

Any queries please email Alan.

CII Accredited

This demonstrates the quality of an event and that it meets CII member CPD scheme requirements.

1 hour's CPD can be claimed for this event if relevant to your learning and development needs.

It is recommended that you keep any evidence of the CPD activity you have completed and upload copies to the recording tool as the CII may ask to see this if your record is selected for review. Details of the scheme can be viewed online at www.cii.co.uk/cpd.