Return to Office – Managing your Needs

Synopsis

As individuals begin to return to the office work environment, it is likely staff will have many mixed emotions regarding the transition. As employees continue to deal with the uncertainty that dynamic work arrangements can bring, they can be confronted with new challenges and significant changes to their routines.

This training aims to support employees to navigate the ups and downs fo returning back to the office, it highlights skills that can help manage the mental, emotional and practical issues that can arise, and guides them how to best utilise the management support available to them during the process. For many the return to the workplace may be a welcomed opportunity to renegage socially – as a recent Healthy Ireland survey showed 81% of respondents reported lower levels of social connectedness and 30% reported worsening mental health since the start of the pandemic, and so this session will also explore the health benefits and other advantages of returning to work onsite.

Outcomes

• Understand the importance of identifying personal needs when changing work environment: whether hybrid working, or full-time return to the office​
• Learn to recognise emotional triggers and how to re-establish psychological/ emotional balance ​
• Understand key elements of establishing healthy boundaries​
• Learn effective communication & assertiveness skills​
• Explore the subject of body confidence and positive self-dialogue

Suitable for

This training is suitable for anyone who is interested in learning more about what exiting lockdown means and where employees fit into this process.