Case Studies
Airbus Group, Toulouse
Irena-Marie coordinated and ran a 'well-being and mind management workshop' at their headquarters in Toulouse. The programme consisted of 13 modules run over a number of weeks.
Objective of workshop:
“I am now much more aware of how stress feels in my body. I notice when it is starting and manage it. It has proved invaluable when dealing with challenging work situations and in my personal life…” Siobhan Connell, Human Resources Project Manager, Airbus Group “Well-being is core to developing a good leader. Offer them to as many groups as possible in the future – it makes a huge difference.” Jill Lawrie, Head of Customer Support & Services Marketing, Airbus Group “This programme has proven a great success Irena!” Luc Pouliquen, Head of Well-being, Airbus Group 
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"Good mental resilience is vital to our well-being; it enables us to bounce back when bad things happen in our lives, preventing anxiety, stress or depression from taking hold.” Unilever
“Working with Irena is a pleasurable experience. Her style is calming, easy and non-judgemental.
Irena’s method (of guided visualisation, questioning and response strategies), is simple, straightforward and immediately implementable. Following our sessions I continue to feel relaxed and I use her customised audio recordings to help me to relax and to sleep as I need them. Visiting Irena is a great investment in self.” Myriam Healy, Leadership Training Consultant, Airbus Group Leadership University "Focus helped us to define our business model, offer invaluable training to our staff and set us off along the right track to success. Their qualified and professional support has made a significant difference and we would have no hesitation in recommending their services." Katy Cowan, Managing Director, Boomerang Communications Ltd
“A good psychological work environment is important. It results in satisfied and committed employees, few work-related injuries, minor work-related stress symptoms, low absence due to sickness and low staff turnover. A good psychological work environment not only influences the wellbeing of the employees but also Lundbeck’s efficiency and financial position.” Lundbeck
Geoff McDonald is a Vice President at Unilever.*
He suffers from depression. Since a young age, Geoff admits he has felt anxious about certain things. These thoughts have included worries about the family as well as with day to day rituals such as reading bad news in a newspaper. After three months working on an intensive project – that finished successfully, Geoff experienced a severe panic attack. As he had not been through anything like this before, he wasn’t sure how to manage it. The panic attack triggered a period of depression, which led him to taking two months off work to recover. Geoff sought treatment with the help of different therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and medication; he was gradually able to recover and return to work. Geoff has experienced subsequent bouts of depression since, but feels he is now more aware of the condition and how best to manage himself when feeling ill. How did his employer help? Geoff feels that one of the most important things in his recovery was talking to family, friends and his manager at work. His manager was extremely supportive, which meant he could focus on getting well. He says he is lucky that he didn’t experience any discrimination; in fact once he started talking about his experiences he noticed a lot of compassion and support from those around him. In particular speaking to those who had been ill before and seeing them fully recovered gave him so much hope. |
*To download a report by Bill Wilkerson, Chair, the European HR Leadership Forum to Target Depression in the Workplace and Executive Chairman, Mental Health International, please click Target.
Information gathered has been researched and gained from reports such as Target, European Union Programme for Employment, The Stephen Hughes MEP Initiative on Depression in the Workplace and the World Health Organisation...
Information gathered has been researched and gained from reports such as Target, European Union Programme for Employment, The Stephen Hughes MEP Initiative on Depression in the Workplace and the World Health Organisation...
