How to Solve your Sunday Night Blues with Channel 4s Kirsten Furber

Do you suffer from the Sunday night blues? Everyone has experienced that feeling of dread before you start work on a Monday. But what if that could be an indicator to so much more, not just to you as an individual but the organisation you work for. Then you would have the power to know where your energy and time should be spent rather than fearing the start of the week. In this episode I am joined by Kirstin Furber, who is People Director at Channel 4. She has been researching the Sunday night blues and how it can be used to develop a toolkit for employees. She discusses the research and its findings so far and how it can be used to help businesses. She also covers why wellbeing has become so important in the workplace, her own journey with difficult conversations and the wellbeing changes we need to see in the world of work.   “The purpose and soul of an organisation comes from humanity” – Kirstin Furber   You'll hear about: 03:43 - The Sunday Night Blues project 05:58 - Does Kirsten get the Sunday night blues? 07:43 - How the project will help businesses 10:40 - Why has wellbeing become so important 13:25 - An opportunity to connect the dots 15:19 - The last brave conversation Kirstin had 19:10 - What leading by example looks like 25:13 - What was the role given to Kirsten as a child? 33:38 - What do people choose not to see? 39:37 - Can profit & growth foster healthy work? 41:30 - What is the most radical change needed?   Kirstin Furber’s resources: Kirstin’s website - https://kirstinfurber.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstinfurber/ The Sunday night blues research - https://business-school-expertise.exeter.ac.uk/banishing-the-sunday-night-blues/   Petra’s resources: Petra’s website - https://www.petravelzeboer.com/  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-velzeboer/  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/petra.velzeboer/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@petravelzeboer397  Buy Petra’s book: Begin With You: Invest in Your Mental Well-being and Satisfaction at Work - https://shorturl.at/nyDOX