Evri Graduate Development Proposal

Introduction

• We are delighted to share our proposal for a programme to support and develop the Evri graduate programme . Based on our discussions, we have mapped out a development journey that will develop both foundational wellbeing skills and key performance skills to set your colleagues up for long term success.

• The programme would be delivered via 5 one day face to face Masterclasses delivered by the Gen Healthy Minds team of experts.

• The proposed order in which we deliver content is flexible and can change based on business priorities however we do recommend that we build key foundational wellbeing skills as these will underpin all other aspects of the programme.

Alex La Via

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

OUR EXPERT TEAM

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

ABOUT US AND OUR CLIENTS

Gen Healthy Minds was established in 2018 and over the past four years has worked with Early Careers teams across a wide range of sectors to deliver our bespoke programmes.

Our offering is unique as we focus our programmes on developing wellbeing and performance of apprentices and graduates. We are the only such provider to work solely with this audience in the UK.

The brands shown here are a sample of the clients we have long term relationships with to support their colleagues on their graduate or apprenticeship programmes.

Our programmes have been integrated into induction programmes, wellbeing programmes and also delivered standalone as part of company conferences and events.

Proposed Programme Overview

Evri Programme overview

The diagram outlines the suggested shape, content and timing of a programme to support Evri graduates to flourish and perform at their best.

We would kick off the programme by delivering foundational mental and physical health development to equip them to manage their personal wellbeing every day. We would then follow this up with a day looking at how to build resilience and manage stress in a positive way. With these foundational skills in place, we would move on to look at how graduates can boost their performance and overcome barriers to performace. The final two days would then help graduates to identify their strengths and build their personal brand as well as learn how to communicate in an impactful way by developing effective presentation skills.

Boost Programme

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Graduates

mental health and physical wellbeing

Boost your resilience and make stress your friend

Boost your Performance –confidence and motivation

Feb 2023 May 2023 Sept 2023 Dec 2023

Boost your strengths and personal brand March 2024

Boost your Communications skills

Boost Programme – Managers

Creating the climate to flourish

Overcoming the barriers to performance

Proposed content

Feb and May development days

Feb am

Our “Boost your mental wellbeing” masterclass will help participants boost their mental wellbeing every day to perform at their best

• 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

• Explore the “happiness advantage” and how we can all be happier every day

May am Our “Boost your performance –making stress your friend” masterclass will help participants make stress their friend and boost their performance

• 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

Feb pm

Our “Boost your physical wellbeing”

masterclass looks at how we can boost our physical and mental energy to perform at our best

• Gain practical skills to improve diet, activity levels, sleep and hydration

• Understand the links between physical and mental health

• Learn practical movement and stretching routines to build into your working day

• Learn how to create fabulous healthy snacks and meals

May pm

Our “Boost your resilience masterclass explores how changes to boost your resilience to take on the challenges your work/learning will throw at you

• Understand what is meant by resilience and why it is important

• Explore the four levers of resilience and what they mean for you

• Look at how to develop a growth mindset and be more optimistic

Sept and December development days

Sept am

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

Dec am

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.

Sept pm

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

Dec pm

Our “Boost your personal brand” workshop helps participants to stand out as well as fit in at work. To truly thrive at work it is important that we seek ways to not only fit in, but also to stand out. 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.

• Practical tools and tips for creating your brand presence in your organization and beyond.

March 2024 development day

Our “Boost your individual communication” masterclass will help participants to master the art and skill of delivering important messages by developing their presentation skills. This is a one-day face to face masterclass which will include the development, delivery and feedback on live presentation

• Why effective communication is important and what creates a powerful pitch.

• How to develop a “story arch”.

• Delivering with confidence and impact.

• Overcoming the barriers to delivering.

• The power of feedback.

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 and help remove barriers to high performance. Creating a climate to thrive: helping leaders and managers to create a climate where people can 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.

Lead and Flourish Programme

Creating the climate to flourish

Overcoming the barriers to performance

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.

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 AND INVESTMENT

BENEFITS

The proposed programme will help deliver benefits at both an organization and individual level.

Introduce positive psychology practices into the workplace