Mediaweek Original by Alisha Buaya “What we found is that people need a different mindset. Resilience is no longer enough”. Select Wellness delivers strategic services that empower, engage, and energise employees with tailored preventative and proactive interventions to support mental health and wellbeing. The company was founded by Camilla Thompson and Martine Beaumont seven years ago. Their time has provided leader wellbeing programs,…
Camilla ThompsonFebruary 22, 2023
Perfectionism and over-functioning bring a host of benefits and are common in highly successful people. Over time, though, they are the chief cause of burnout. Are you an over-functioner?
Martine BeaumontFebruary 19, 2020
In the wild, senior elephants work together to create an environment which protects the least experienced, younger members – minimising harm and allowing them to flourish. In many ways, the task of senior leaders is similar to the adult elephants’ role. The old idea about workplace wellbeing is that it was antithetical to business success – a fluffy, feelgood gesture…
Martine BeaumontFebruary 13, 2020
Meet Jack, a creative genius and senior leader for one of Australia’s top media companies. He’s a valued employee, brand ambassador and all-round awesome guy. Jack is a father of two young kids; his oldest has behavioural issues and barely slept for the first five years of his life. Sleep deprivation can lead to many serious mental health issues and Jack and…
Camilla ThompsonFebruary 13, 2020
We had to make the difficult decision this month to let go of a couple of our clients. I decided to write about this experience and how it reminded me of a decision my son made when he was just 11 years old. As the title says sometimes the biggest win comes from what you choose to lose.
Camilla ThompsonFebruary 13, 2020
When we ask our GLWS survey clients how they look after themselves, their responses tend to fall into three categories: sleep, exercise and nutrition. The least likely category to get a mention is rest, or ‘taking a break’. Our clients usually associate the word ‘rest’ with either sleep or some form of passive distraction such as a glass of wine,…
Camilla ThompsonFebruary 13, 2020
Are you an Overfunctioner? Sarah had all the attributes of a high functioning and valued executive - diligent, perfectionistic, goal oriented, responsible, reliable, energetic, a great communicator and an incredibly supportive manager to her team. It was no surprise to me that Sarah was Group Director of a thriving financial services company and seen by the CEO as his logical…
Camilla ThompsonFebruary 13, 2020
The crisis in wellbeing in the legal industry has received increased attention in the media recently with SafeWork NSW and WorkSafe in Vic investigating allegations of unsafe work practices in two top tier legal firms. With 12-hour days and 6-day weeks viewed as standard, and some teams clocking up weeks of 15 hours days and on occasion sleeping at work,…
Camilla ThompsonFebruary 13, 2020
Remember the headlines last year about the company in NZ operating on a 4-day week with record productivity? It seems to have really got people talking. HR folks, bosses and line managers alike have had their imaginations captured – and conversations are bubbling away in cities and boardrooms across Australia. Could there be something sweet in the air, besides the…
Camilla ThompsonFebruary 13, 2020
I was recently a guest on Murray Wright’s Leadership Moments podcast. I spoke in detail about my career, partnership with Karen Gillespie and the creation of GLWS, and discussed how leader wellbeing and performance go hand in hand. Listen to the audio here –
Camilla ThompsonFebruary 13, 2020
Firstly, thanks to our amazing and engaged community of readers for all your responses to our last piece about the impact of mental ill-health and low wellbeing, and how if left unmanaged it may lead to a whole range of distress and loss of function for the humans in our workplace, and suboptimal consequences for business performance. It really got…
Camilla ThompsonFebruary 13, 2020
Our ‘building economically and socially thriving organisations’ infographic has been a runaway hit with those who saw it in our last edition of Wellbeing Insights. So for this article, I’ll split up the three columns of the graphic and focus on each individually. The columns, you may have realised, represent different aspects of this issue: Column one –…
Camilla ThompsonFebruary 13, 2020
We spend much of our lives at the office working diligently, slacking off, and talking about our weekend around the watercooler. Despite spending so much of our lives at work, there’s plenty about office life we don’t understand or would be surprised to learn.
Camilla ThompsonFebruary 24, 2016
In our hyper-connected, 24/7 world, many of us are losing sleep — literally. Our own survey of more than 180 business leaders found that four out of 10 (43%) say they do not get enough sleep at least four nights a week...
Camilla ThompsonDecember 28, 2019
Working Towards Wellness: The Business Rationale a Report compiled in conjunction with Price Waterhouse Coopers Chronic disease is responsible for more than half of all deaths in the world and is projected to account for two-thirds of all deaths globally in the next 25 years. This progression of chronic disease is occurring despite the fact that these diseases are largely…
Camilla ThompsonDecember 28, 2019
A research article on Harvard Business Review | Image by jennifer maravillas for hbr The Busier You Are, the More You Need Mindfulness by Shawn Achor & Michelle Gielan The most forward-looking companies are willing to take risks to achieve greatness. Most leaders give lip service to this idea, but few actually do it. We have worked with banks willing…
Camilla ThompsonDecember 28, 2019
Stress management is crucial in order for today’s CEOs and leaders to continue to thrive. Holistic therapies might be the answer.
Camilla ThompsonDecember 11, 2019
Ensure you have a healthy culture that influences the success and wellbeing of your team so that they can thrive.
Camilla ThompsonDecember 11, 2019
Getting six hours of sleep a night simply isn't enough for you to be your most productive. In fact, it's just as bad as not sleeping at all...
Camilla ThompsonMay 15, 2016
