Creating Balance

The important role flexible working plays in good mental health

Join us for an extra special webinar hosted by the MRS Flex Forum.

Book on today, pop in your diary and join us on 30 September with your refreshments at the ready. 

We are so pleased to be joined by:

KEYNOTE: Find the FLEX that fits you

Sinead Jefferies, Founder of Vela

Part-time working, job shares, flexi-hours, occasional working from home. These are some of the ways we thought about flexibility pre-Covid. But now the whole landscape has shifted and the way almost everyone works has changed. So, what does it mean for how we achieve flexibility in our working life today? Does working from home – or having the flexibility to do so more often – make it easier or harder than it was before? In this session Sinéad will talk about what the big shifts in ways of working mean for our flexibility, and how it’s impacting work/life balance, mental wellbeing and our overall happiness at work.

WORKSHOP: I get knocked down, but I get up again

Karen Schofield, an award-winning speaker and experienced Insight and Planning consultant

Everybody has ‘resilience’, or the ability to bounce back from adversity. However, some people are naturally more resilient than others – not because they don’t feel the impact of difficult times, but because they’ve found practical ways to deal with them.

The good news is that we can all train ourselves to be more resilient, with a few simple steps!

Join us for this mini workshop where Karen will explore what resilience is, the factors which can help us increase it, and shares practical tips about how to manage our mental wellbeing amid the challenges which come with flexible and hybrid working.

CHAT: In conversation with...

Inger Christensen, Chair of MRS Flex Forum, Jennifer Perry, MD of Respondi UK and Darren Lewis , Country Manager at Kadence UK

We will round off this FlexForum with an interactive discussion on how we create workplaces with space for flexibility and respect for vulnerability. Kadence have worked hard to step up their mental health awareness and support and Jennifer will be talking to Darren on how they went about turning their mission into workable day to day arrangements - with the added challenge of the pandemic.  You will be able to put questions to Darren, Jennifer and Inger live at the session.  You are also welcome to submit them in advance by emailing hayley.jelfs@mrs.org.uk