Rochelle Ramathe’s Post

Today I took a look inside the book I wrote on #teamresilience way back in 2016. It's been a while since I read it... It was written just before we published our Resilience at Work Team Scale in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) What struck me most was how the challenges that prompted the text are increasing rather than easing. The back cover promotes the content as useful for teams: - Rebuilding after a major restructure or changes in staffing or organisational direction - Regularly dealing with difficult tasks or demanding customers - Working in constant change and uncertainty - Experiencing difficult group dynamics - Time pressured or having to do more with less - Trying to meet unrealistic or competing demands - On track but looking for an extra boost to team effectiveness. Sound familiar? When I started this work it was of most value to those in emotionally demanding work such as health and community services. Now it's #teams in all occupations. Of course, these factors are now being tackled under WH&S as #psychosocialhazards. Hopefully this need for compliance will mean my book is obsolete when I look at it again in another eight years ...

After decades of inhumane work practices, workers are not willing to continue to work in highly stressful environments. Over the last 5 years, more and more people have learned about the impact of chronic stress on the body. The Body Keeps the Score is a groundbreaking book on the physical impact of chronic stress that has now been on the New York Times bestseller list for 284 weeks. Today, 6 years after its release, it's still the #1 bestseller for Nonfiction books. The pandemic ushered in a new way of working and drove an increase in a more trauma-informed public. Workplaces of the future understand this chronic state of stress is not empirically supported. The evidence is mounting that the strategies of the last 40 years don't work. It's time to return to workplaces that understand that people are the heart of an organization, not a line on a spreadsheet that should be driven down for short-term profitability. #wellbeing #traumainformed #stressepidemic #hbr

Wake up! 📢 KareHero's new groundbreaking survey with HR Ninjas has dropped. 📉 85% of UK businesses are providing mental health support...but when the underlying driver for 1 in 5 in the workplace is caregiving... why are only 14% providing adult carer support? 🤯 For more exclusive insights on the Care Crisis download our new e-book. #carersintheworkplace #carecrisis #adultsocialcare

🌟 Healing From Soul Murder in the Workplace: Lyla’s Healing and Transformation 🌟 Lyla’s story is finally here! In my latest book, Healing From Soul Murder in the Workplace: Lyla’s Healing and Transformation, I’ve taken the insights from my international bestseller Soul Murder in the Workplace and turned them into a moving, relatable narrative. Lyla’s journey explores the struggles of navigating toxic workplaces, the deep scars they leave behind, and the path to reclaiming self-worth, healing, and transformation. Through her, I aim to inspire and resonate with anyone who’s ever felt broken by the workplace—and show that hope and healing are possible. 📖 Grab your digital copy today and join Lyla on her empowering journey: https://lnkd.in/eeC3Hyw7 💬 Let’s talk: Have you or someone you know ever experienced the impacts of a toxic workplace? What does healing look like for you? #SoulMurderInTheWorkplace #HealingTrauma #WorkplaceWellness #ToxicWorkplace #StorytellingForChange #LylaStory

Workplace Toxicity: The #1 Driver of Burnout A recent global survey by the McKinsey Health Institute found that toxic workplace behavior is the #1 driver for burnout and intent to quit. Toxic behavior is a combination of unfair or degrading treatment, lack of inclusiveness, sabotaging, cutthroat competition, abusive management, workload dumping, playing favorites, inflexibility, and lack of ethics. Addressing toxic behavior is one of many ways leaders can create a burnout-free work environment. Find out more about the implications and considerations for leaders when it comes to addressing burnout in the workplace in our Addressing the Root of Burnout, Not the Symptoms paper: https://lnkd.in/gnkq27cS #LeaderAsCoach #CoachingMindset #WorkplaceStress #MindFitCoaching

Which book shall I write next? A year ago, I announced I was going to write a book, and publish it on 29th February, despite not having written a word 🙄🤦♀️🤣 But write it I did, and I’ve been gobsmacked by the positive responses I’ve had. Not only did people buy it and read it, they liked it 😊. Thank you to everyone who bought my book and read it, and gave me such lovely feedback. So now, as the summer drifts away, but a passing memory, it is time to write my next book. The pace will be more leisurely, but the question is, which book shall I write? There are 4 options bellow. Which do you think I should write first and why? 1. A deep dive into the state of mental health services in the UK - as someone who has worked in NHS services, I would like to tell my stories of what really goes on behind the scenes. 2. Setting up a trade union. The HR and Workers Trade Union will be 5 years old in December this year. I have taken on many cases, and the stories have been eye watering. The pain and anguish that poor treatment at work can create is heartbreaking (all stories will be anonymised of course). 3. Chapter 10 - the extended version 😉🤣 4. Beyond HR - my take on the future for the battle weary profession. A few tales and some top tips, but also a way forward to a future where everyone can flourish, both staff and bosses. Please tell me which one you think I should write next in the comments (with reasons would be amazing 😉😊).

5 Self-Reflection Questions to Help Busy Leaders Prioritize Self-Care I used to think that self-care was only for the affluent. But I came to learn that it was necessary for supporting my wellbeing. My coach helped me to see the ways in which I was grossly neglecting self-care and take small but manageable shifts to improve. Here are some reflection questions to keep self-care top of mind.  If you need accountability supporting your self-care, let's chat.

"The fact is, if we work with people, we are working with people in trauma." This is a line from Chapter 2 of "The Empathetic Workplace" by Katharine Manning. I read, a lot. I listen, a lot. Prior to reading this book, I thought I was *fully* equipped to navigate the various traumas that I come into contact with in my day-to-day business--I was wrong. This book did an incredible job of providing actionable, relatable, and digestible guidance on how to walk through discussing trauma in the workplace in a positive, professional, and supportive way. Manning's LASER (✨ Listen to understand✨Acknowledge the experience✨Share information thoughtfully✨Empower with options✨Recap and follow up) method is applicable in almost all scenarios, and the stories she includes help to create a visual for HOW it can be applied in your own workplace. This framework is practical, actionable, and deeply rooted in empathy. Regardless of your position, I encourage EVERYONE to read or listen to this book. It reminds us that leading with care creates safer, more supportive, and productive workplaces. Let's prioritize humanity at work 💙 https://lnkd.in/gbZ2nu6z

Presenting… the 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 📖 👀 This book aims to help workplaces and employees who have been 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 by burnout. It contains: ✅ The warning signs of burnout in a hybrid working environment ✅ The causes of burnout at work ✅ The cost of employee burnout to businesses ✅ How to help employees recover from burnout ✅ A checklist you can share with your employees to see if they're burnt out Download the Anti-burnout book here 👉 https://bit.ly/3KV34dN Also - why not pop in your fav Mean Girls line while you’re at it 😂

Catch me live tonight as we discuss my book Stepping into Light-Walking Away from Toxicity a book about workplace Toxicity.