Gauged Solutions were delighted that Glenn and Scott were recently invited to deliver a 90 minute webinar on behalf of the iirsm North East & Cumbria Strategy Group, entitled "Managing Behavioural Risk During Return to Work (Post Covid-19)".
Available to iirsm members and non-members alike, over 80 delegates registered for the webinar from across the globe, from diverse industries and size of businesses and the presentation will also feature as an article in the forthcoming edition of the iirsm magazine, The Sentinel.
Based on empirical data and academic research from worldwide studies of the effects of furloughs, longterm absences and financial uncertainty from the workplace, Glenn set out some of the key physical and psychological behavioural challenges and effects of self-isolation before handing over to Scott who discussed the potential impact upon our non-technical skills, all of which could contribute to incidents upon return to work.
The delegates were treated to an insight into the function of the human brain with regards to working memory and long term memory and a practical understanding of how stress and absence from work have a negative impact upon cognitive skills especially situation awareness.
Concluding with practical interventions and suggestions for risk managers to incorporate into their return-to-work programmes the delegates were unanimous in their feedback:-
“It's been a superb webinar - thanks very much to everyone involved”
“Glenn & Scott - thanks for a great session with many thought provoking & poignant points to consider for the next phase of work during this pandemic”
“Some great take away points. Thanks very much”
“Great presentation and can’t wait to hold this in a face to face environment”
Whilst accustomed to delivering face-to-face training, seminars and conferences our Gauged Solutions team have been delivering a range of training courses and programmes through Zoom and Microsoft Teams platforms.
We will also be repeating the webinar in the near future and making it available for businesses.
For any interest in facilitating return-to-work programmes, webinars, online training or consultancy please do not hesitate to contact us:- enquiries@gauged-solutions.com