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ResilientME: Building a Resilient Workforce
Krystyna McIntosh
National WHS Manager
Agenda
Minter Ellison
Industry health trends
Minter Ellison’s ResilientME program
Happy Body at Work
What have we learnt?
Minter Ellison
Total workforce 1,639 people 203 partners and 687 legal staff Office locations
– Australia: Adelaide*, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin*, Gold Coast*, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
– Asia: Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Ulaanbaatar – New Zealand: Auckland*, Wellington* – Europe: London
– [*Associated offices that operate as members of The
Minter Ellison Legal Group]
Mental health in the Legal industry
Lawyers are at a greater risk of suffering depressive symptoms than any other group of professionals in Australia
Suicide is a real risk
This is accompanied by a: – Reluctance to seek help for mental health issues
– General stigmatisation of mental health
Source - 2009 Brain & Mind Institute Survey
ResilientME The six domains of resilience
Resilience
Physical
Social
Cognitive
Emotional
Moral
Spiritual
Black Dog Institute, 2011
ResilientME Intranet Site
ResilientME Calendar
Training
Graduate LifeSkills program
Mental Health awareness training – Key Partners/Manager, People & Development – General EAP sessions all staff
Lunchtime information sessions on health & wellbeing topics.
Firm encourages work/life balance
Maintaining health & wellbeing
Flexible work practices
Community Investment Program
Happy Body at Work animation
Happy Body At Work
Pre Program Survey
Topics – Moving more, sitting less and relaxing tension
– Relax your neck
– Stop slumping at your desk
– Easing backache
– Recognise your stress signals
– Sleep secrets; stop waking and worrying
– Travelling
Post Program Survey
Happy Body at Work Pre Program Survey
Stress
Sleep
Exercise
Energy
Happy Body at Work Final Survey Results
Nearly 90% found the program relevant to home and work life
75% talked about the program to family, friends and colleagues
Final Survey Results What strategies are we using?
40% are trying to sit less
64% are trying to move more
42% are working on sleep routines
17% are learning to recognise when they are getting stressed
Final Survey Results What results are we seeing?
75% are moving more and sitting less
35% are working on sleep habits
30% are still struggling with sleep
60% have learned some habits to help sleep routines
70% now have strategies to deal with aches and pains
65% are more aware of stress indicators
Final Survey Results Long term habits
20% sit less
32% move more
28% work on sleep routines
15% learn to deal with stress
5% still not sure
ResilientME What Works
Have a holistic program
Embed the program in your culture
Management Support
Timing and length of seminars
Keep staff engaged and tailor program to needs
Work with the provider
Focus on the strengths and abilities of staff to own and build their resilience
Questions?