George Hamlyn explores Transport for London's approach to authentic peer support, taking you through the history of TfL's peer support program and highlighting the risks of focusing solely on the 'soft and fluffy' side of wellbeing. He provides an overview of TfL's training program, the crucial role of documents, policies, and procedures in ensuring consistency and also discusses the importance of evaluating and holding peer supporters accountable for their actions.
Do you suspect you may be dealing with a narcissist in your life, but are not quite sure? Are you struggling to manage the behaviours of your parent, child, partner, friend, neighbour, co-worker or boss?
In this session, Dr Supriya McKenna introduces the different types of narcissists and explains the psychological manipulation tactics they use to pull victims into their orbits and trap them there. You’ll also learn how to protect yourself from a narcissist’s behaviours, how to communicate with them, and if you choose to, how to best escape their orbit, forever.
2023's Wellbeing Hero Award winner, Vikky Goodwin, takes you through the mental health initiative she set up to help frontline employees proactively engage with mental health conversations. The scheme encourages employees to react to situations at work in the same way they would in normal life, substituting work behaviours for personal behaviours and treating colleagues how they would family and friends. Learn practical and effective strategies so you can try them in your organisation.
We often use the term ‘health and safety’ but really, we only mean ‘safety’. We keep dropping our ‘H’s. And health is so integral to safety, sustainability and satisfaction! We want to get health on a par with safety – where it should be, and this session looks at how we plan to achieve this and provide examples of some specific work being undertaken at East Midlands Railway.
With the rise in crime against rail workers, it’s more important than ever that frontline staff have the necessary tools to diffuse potential conflict. Jason Keeley, Founder and Director of IKON Training, delivers his top tips for adopting the right mindset, and using influence to avoid situations bubbling over.
Learn skills to help you reduce conflict escalation and manage challenges confidently. If you work in a customer facing role, engaging in effective communication will help turn challenging interactions into opportunities for positive experiences. Let Jason Keeley, Founder and Director at IKON Training, give you the tools - and confidence - to work through any customer conflict with ease.