Babcock Graduate Proposal

Introduction

• We are delighted to share our proposal for a programme to support and develop the Babcock graduate programme . Based on our discussions, we have mapped out a development journey that will commence with a face-to-face event in January and we are then recommending that it be delivered via a blend of online and face-to-face events.

• We are able to measure the impact of the programme in a number of ways including using the PERMA workplace wellbeing profiler tool. This measurement tool would allow you to gain valuable insights into the wellbeing and engagement of your graduates using a recognized and simple tool.

• We have suggested content and development that we feel is most relevant for your colleagues but can adapt existing content or create new masterclasses to meet specific needs.

• Masterclasses are delivered face to face one day sessions or online in 1.5-2 hour sessions. Ideally numbers would be between 25-30 attendees per session for face to face but we can accommodate much larger groups online.

Alex La Via

OUR EXPERT DELIVERY TEAM

Alex is a leading expert in Digital Wellbeing having conducted Academic research at Aberdeen University with a research focus on the impact that digital technology is having on wellbeing. She has used her expertise to create Live More Offline and a series of programmes to help people create a healthy relationship with digital technology in the workplace

Sam Bishop is one of the Uk’s leading performance psychologists. Sam works with elite sports men and women as well as top businessmen and women to help them achieve peak performance in their roles

Mike has worked for nearly two decades in early careers at Barclays and more latterly through his Gen Healthy Minds business working with businesses to deliver wellbeing and performance programmes that support business growth

George is an international wellbeing speaker, coach and author who has worked with individuals and corporates for over 20 years. He has designed and delivered wellbeing courses, bootcamps and written books on the topic

George Anderson

Sam Bishop

Mike Thompson

Alex La Via

Proposed Programme Overview

Babcock Graduate Boost Programme

The diagram outlines the suggested shape, content and timing of a programme to support Babcock graduates to flourish and perform at their best. We would kick off the programme with a face-to-face session delivering foundational mental and physical health development to equip them with tools for the journey ahead. We would then build on this foundational knowledge with online stress, resilience and digital wellbeing sessions.

Boost your mental and Physical wellbeing

Boost your WellbeingDigital wellbeing

Boost Programme

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Graduates

Boost your WellbeingMaking stress your friend

Boost your Personal Brand and Networking Skills

Boost your Performance Confidence and Motivation

performance Digital Productivity

Boost your Communication skills PerformancePersonal Effectiveness

Our second face-to-face session will focus on personal brand and networking would kick off a series of masterclasses designed to develop individual performance and effectiveness both on and beyond the programme. We propose concluding with a face-to-face communication masterclass to distil all of the learnings from the programme. We have also shown what a manager programme for those that support graduates could look like. Helping

OUR PROPOSED CONTENT

January Launch – 1 day face to face event

Morning

Our “Boost your mental wellbeing” masterclass will help participants boost their mental wellbeing every day

• Learn about positive psychology and positive psychology techniques and how these can boost wellbeing every day

• Gain practical skills and tools to boost wellbeing including practicing gratitude, check ins and mindfulness to help you to Flourish at work

Afternoon

Our “Boost your physical wellbeing masterclass explores how to maximise your mental and physical energy every day to feel great and perform at your best

• Understand the energy management model

• Explore how to improve diet, activity, sleep and hydration for immediate results

• How to build healthy routines in your day and create new habits

Follow on Masterclasses – Feb/March

Feb Our “Boost your digital wellbeing” masterclass will help participants find balance, switch off from ‘always on’ patterns and reduce digital burnout

• Learn how being ‘always on’ impacts the body and mind and affects sustainable high performance

• Gain practical tips to reduce always on patterns

• Create a more positive relationship with technology for healthy high performance

March Our “Boost Wellbeing- Making stress your friend” masterclass will help participants build a positive relationship with stress

• Explore the “performance curve” and why stress is important to achieve peak performance

• Be able to recognize signs of stress and why they are manifesting themselves

• Learn tools and techniques for managing stress levels each day and become more resilient

March 1 day Event – Face-to-face

Morning Our “Boost your strengths” This Masterclass will use the “viacharacter strengths finder” questionnaire to explore participants strengths and we will look at how to use them to become more effective in your work and personal life.

During the Masterclass participants will:

• Understand the relevance and benefits of these insights.

• Learn why playing to your strengths is more important than improving your weaknesses.

• Create an action plan for how you can use these strengths more frequently.

Afternoon Our “Boost your personal brand and networking skills” workshop helps participants to stand out as well as fit in at work. Graduates will explore

• the concept of personal branding and why it is important to bring your whole self to work.

• how to develop the 5 Elements of your personal brand and how this can have a positive impact on your career.

• How networking can build your brand – top tips to be a great networker

Follow on Masterclasses – April/May

April Our “Boost your performance – you are not a machine” masterclass will introduce participants to performance psychology and how it can be used in their daily lives.

• We will share interesting case studies of top-class athletes and business leaders to bring concepts to life in an interesting and engaging way.

• Explore the “human performance curve”

• Look at how to effectively manage our thoughts and emotions can lead to higher performance

May Our “Boost your performance – confidence and motivation masterclass looks at how we can overcome mental barriers that stop us performing at our best such as low motivation and low confidence.

• Explore the different barriers to performance and why they occur

• Find simple ways to boost motivation and confidence

• Learn tools and techniques to boost confidence and motivation every day

Follow

on Masterclasses

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June Our “Boost your digital productivity” masterclass will help participants reclaim time in their day and work more effectively

• Uncover how digital distraction impacts your focus, creativity & strategic thought

• Learn the three different modes of work and how you can use these to be more effective at work

• Gain practical advice on reducing digital distractions and video exhaustion

June Our “Boost your personal effectiveness” masterclass will help participants plan and deliver against their goals in smart ways

• We look at how high performers manage their thoughts and emotions to perform more successfully

• How to set effective goals, manage high levels of workload, and plan for success.

• We share top tips and tools to track and manage performance.

• How to remove barriers to performance.

July 1 day Event

Face-to-face

Our “Boost your communication skills” masterclass helps participants to build the confidence to present their ideas in a powerful high impact way. Expert speaker George Anderson will cover the following

• How to build a “story arc” to get your ideas across.

• Key strategies for delivering with impact.

• How to overcome nerves and deliver with passion

• This session will allow participants to deliver in a safe environment and gain feedback from George and each other

Manager Masterclasses

Leadership and Management Masterclasses

This masterclass series is designed to equip your leaders and managers with skills to support graduates so that they flourish and perform every day. Each Masterclass is 90 120 minutes long and that would enable leaders to create a flourishing climate that incorporates healthy digital and non digital work practices and helps remove barriers to high performance.

Lead and Flourish Programme

Creating the climate to flourish

Helping your team to flourish every day

Overcoming the barriers to performance

Creating a climate to thrive: helping leaders and managers to create a climate where people can flourish. Helping your team to flourish every day: helping leaders and managers embed best practice into their daily routines and those of their teams in order for them to flourish

Overcoming the barriers to performance: helping leaders to support their teams when they face psychological barriers that can prevent them from flourishing such as low motivation, confidence and stress.

Creating the climate to flourish

Workshop description

This facilitated workshop would help supervisors to explore the dimensions and levers of burnout/engagement and evaluate the steps they can be taken to create a high engagement/high wellbeing climate for their trainees and/or apprentices

The workshop with be a working session facilitated by the Gen Healthy Minds team with the aim of producing concrete actions/plan aligned to existing strategy and plans. We would recommend a minimum of 90mins/2hours

Topics we will explore and learning objectives

• Participants will be introduced to the Christina Maslach burnout/engagement model and the latest psychology thinking and research regarding the drivers of burnout at work and its positive antithesis engagement.

• We will explore the dimensions and predictors of burnout/engagement and evaluate where they believe their team/function sits against these and action that can be taken to move the dial in a positive way to create a climate where people feel they can thrive and achieve maximum engagement.

• The predictors of burnout/engagement we will look at include a sense of recognition, managing workloads, values and fairness, sense of support and community and the culture created by leaders.

Helping your team to flourish every day

Masterclass description

This masterclass will help line managers to understand how they can support their teams to flourish and perform at their best every day. We will help them to build a foundational knowledge of physical and mental health and explore how to create a climate within their team where everyone can thrive.

Topics we will explore and learning objectives

• In this 90 minute masterclass participants will be introduced to positive psychology, mental and physical wellbeing and the link to performance. We will look at how simple positive psychology techniques can help them and their team to thrive at work.

• We will also explore the link between physical and mental health and how managers can encourage daily practices within their team that will foster healthy daily habits and boost performance in the new hybrid working world.

• Participants will also explore the links between stress and performance and how to optimise stress levels to achieve peak performance. We will look at how to spots signs of stress and techniques for managing stress in the moment and building resilience

Overcoming the barriers to performance

Masterclass description

This masterclass will help line managers to understand how they can support their colleagues when they are faced with barriers to performance such as low confidence,motivation or stress. Topics we will explore and learning objectives

• In this 90 minute masterclass participants will be explore why psychological barriers present themselves on a day to day basis. We will look at what drives motivation and confidence and also how stress can block performance

• We will explore how to identify when individuals are facing a barrier and how to have this conversation

• We will share simple tools and techniques for overcoming the barriers that can be adopted by individuals or teams every day

• Participants will also explore the links between stress and performance and how to optimise stress levels to achieve peak performance. We will look at how to spots signs of stress and techniques for managing stress in the moment and building resilience

Benefits, investment and measuring success

BENEFITS AND INVESTMENT

BENEFITS

Equip those that support graduates Develop high performance

behaviours and key skills for future

Gain powerful insights into graduate wellbeing and engagement

MEASURING SUCCESS

The PERMAH wellbeing survey for workplaces is a recognised tool for assessing wellbeing and engagement within a group organisation and identifying how it can be improved.

The survey (which we recommend is completed at the start and end of the programme) shows how your colleagues score against the 6 areas of wellbeing within the PERMAH model namely;

1. Positive emotions – how happy they are

2. Engagement with the organisation 3. Relationships at work 4. Meaning – how meaningful they find their work

5. Accomplishment - how much they feel their work is valued

6. Health – how well they manage their physical health

Your workplace report will allow you to look at what is working well, where you are struggling and what you are learning about caring for wellbeing of your cohort.

This will allow you to assess both the impact of this programme and how well the business is supporting and giving graduates the tools to succeed.