Work Well Live @ Uisce Eireann Irish Water - September 2023
Workplace Wellbeing Ireland has returned to the rebel county! Thanks to our friends at Uisce Éireann Irish Water, we hosted a live in-person session at their Webworks office in Cork on September 7th discussing Mental Health Considerations in the Era of Remote Work.
Check out the recording.
September 7th 2023: Speaker Profile
Niamh Lenihan, Lecturer at Munster Technological University
Niamh is a lecturer in Economics at Munster Technological University, Cork. She is also a doctoral researcher at the Spatial and Regional Economics Research Centre, at Cork University Business School. Her interests include family business, innovation, mental health & well-being, and the Silver economy. Niamh has presented at international conferences and published her work in peer-reviewed journals.
Brian Sheehan, Infrastructure Delivery Director, Uisce Éireann
Brian is Infrastructure Delivery Director and part of the executive management team at Uisce Éireann and also the executive sponsor of the company mental health programme ‘Time to Talk’. In his role, he has responsibility for the delivery of the water and waste water capital investment programmes. The planned programme over the five-year period 2020-2024 totals a value of €5bn. The role has direct responsibility for all activities from design, planning and procurement through to construction delivery. Prior to taking up this role, he was Head of Asset Delivery in Irish Water for 5 years and worked previously as Group Head of Planning and Delivery in the Ervia Group and in various roles in Gas Networks Ireland including Head of Asset Management. He is a Chartered Engineer with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Limerick and is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers of Ireland.
Una Feeney, Global Occupational Health and Wellbeing Strategist, Eli Lilly
Una oversees the planning, development, implementation, and monitoring of the Global Occupational and Employee Health framework at Eli Lilly. In her role she works across different global facilities to monitor and track the specific occupational and personal health opportunities and metrics unique to each country. She supports manufacturing sites and affiliates to deliver wellbeing programs that create awareness, enhance motivation, and provide tools to employees that help them adapt and maintain a well-rounded healthy lifestyle. She is the national chairperson for INMO OHN section and represents Ireland as a board member on the Federation of Occupational Health Nurses. Una is a guest lecturer on the MSc in Occupational Health at UCC.
About Uisce Éireann
Beyond their water-related endeavours, Uisce Éireann places a strong emphasis on employee health and well-being. With an expansive health and wellbeing programme, the company has established networks of wellbeing champions and over 80 certified mental health first aiders. In addition to a range of employee health services and a comprehensive calendar of health and well-being events, Uisce Éireann proudly offers a bespoke Mental Health Programme 'Time to Talk'. The programme takes a structured approach to workplace mental health initiatives, aiming to enhance understanding of mental health and self-care, promoting open discussions about mental wellbeing, emphasising active listening skills, and fostering the capacity to support colleagues in times of need.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brian Crooke is a wellbeing educator, speaker and adviser, empowering Irish organisations to promote and sustain wellbeing within their workplaces.
He is the founder of The Work Well Institute and the Workplace Wellbeing Ireland community and is Course Director of the Postgraduate Certificate in Workplace Wellness at Tangent, Trinity College Dublin. He is the host of The Work Well Podcast.
In his spare time, Brian is bringing free resistance training to every county and community in Ireland through his parkHIIT social enterprise.
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