Managing challenging workplace situations: Career Support for Graduates

In our final episode of our Career Support for Graduate series, Sunny Lalli, Employability and Careers Consultant, continues his conversation with Dr. Hannah Collis, an honorary lecturer in Leadership and Organisational Behaviour in the Exeter Business School, and now academic at the Henley Business School.

In this episode they explore strategies to negotiate challenging workplace settings and how to respond to people and scenarios that prevent our thriving. Hannah and Sunny explore ways to cultivate resilience and connections to protect wellbeing and how job crafting can help employees in times of dissatisfaction.

Useful links:

If you are experiencing significant workplace stress or mental health concerns, do consider speaking with your GP, contacting a mental health professional or reaching out to employee assistant programmes if available in your workplace. 

Mental Health Support:

• Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/  (24/7 helpline: 116 123)
• Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/  (Infoline: 0300 123 3393)
• NHS Mental Health Services: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/
• Mental Health Foundation: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
• University of Exeter Wellbeing Services: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/students/wellbeing/ 

Workplace support and advice:

• ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service): https://www.acas.org.uk/
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE) - Work-related stress: https://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/
• Citizen's Advice - Work problems: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/