“Wellness isn’t about the ‘program’. Wellness is about cultivating a healthy performance culture where both the team members and the business thrives. If it’s not sustainable then it’s not successful.” – Angela Derks.
Speaker and Podcast Guest
As the go-to voice in the wellness industry, Angela Derks passionately shares leading edge insights from her 25+ years’ experience across Australia and Asia-Pacific’s award-winning workplaces, to help individuals, teams and organisations achieve and sustain effectiveness in today’s ever-changing work environment, without compromising physical and mental health and wellbeing.
As an award-winning business owner, accredited wellness course developer and thought-leader, Angela is well versed to talk about most wellness topics, particularly in the context of today’s business environments and strategic planning. However, here are a few of Angela’s most requested presentations, webinars and podcast topics, which can be customised for any workplace, industry or audience and adapted to the time and length required.
#1 Wellness Leadership at Work
Most organisations in Australia have gone beyond a focus on Health and Safety Management Systems and understand that the development of a positive and healthy culture is crucial in order to adapt, deliver, grow and thrive. When individuals collectively thrive then organisations are more likely to thrive.
“Wellness isn’t about the ‘program’. Wellness is about cultivating a healthy performance culture where both the team members and the business thrives. If it’s not sustainable then it’s not successful.”
– Angela Derks.
In this presentation audience members will discover…
✔ Why a wellness culture at work is critical for sustainable success
✔ How to positively influence a culture of wellbeing
✔ What Wellness Leadership really means
✔ How to leverage technology and data to support wellbeing strategies
✔ How to get ‘buy-in’ from key stakeholders
✔ 8 steps for a healthier culture with purposeful leadership
✔ How to develop a capable and confident wellbeing team
✔ Questions and discussion (if time allows)
#2 From Stressed to Strength with Resilience
In today’s always-on world, expectations have increased and employees are under pressure to deliver and always be “on.” Research shows the impact of stress on mental health and wellbeing continues to rise, resulting in burnout and negatively impacting the business bottom line.
“Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.”
― Steve Maraboli
In this presentation audience members will discover…
✔ The neuroscience behind stress and stress-reduction
✔ How to identify their personal stress triggers
✔ How to manage stress effectively
✔ The 8 Principles of Wellness and everyday work behaviours to build resilience to better manage challenges
✔ Practical advice and strategies to stress less
✔Healthy Habits to live and lead well to avoid burnout
✔ Questions and discussion (if time allows)
#3 Mindfulness at Work
Research shows that mindfulness underpins positive communication and performance at work by supporting stress management. Empathy, compassion and confidence is enhanced when mindfulness is applied to decision-making, teamwork, and leading change. When mindful self-leadership is demonstrated, a safe, respectful and authentic culture can be cultivated.
“You cannot stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
– Jon Kabat Zinn
In this presentation audience members will discover…
✔ What mindfulness is and how to practise it
✔ The connection between stress, anxiety, depression and poor sleep
✔ How to quieten a mind that doesn’t stop
✔ Practical guided breathing exercises to help you relax
✔ Practical techniques for a better night’s sleep
✔ Healthy habits for more consistent energy levels, mental clarity and inner calm
✔ Questions and discussion (if time allows)
#4 Sleep Better – to live and work better
“Sleep is the best meditation.”
– Dalai Lama
Do you or your team find it challenging to get to sleep at night, or wake up during the night thinking about all the things you should have done yesterday or need to do tomorrow? Well, you’re not alone. Research from the Sleep Health Foundation shows that an estimated 1.5 million Australians experience a sleep disorder, and around 1 in 10 people experience insomnia. Sleep is one of the 8 Principles of Wellness – and clearly many of us are not getting enough of it!
In this presentation audience members will discover…
✔ The sleep cycle – how and why we sleep
✔ Why sleep is so important
✔ The most common sleep inhibitors and how to avoid them
✔ Nutritional guidelines for better sleep and to have more energy each day
✔ The neuroscience behind stress and stress-reduction
✔ Practical strategies to support optimum sleep
✔ Relaxation techniques to reduce stress and improve sleep
✔ Questions and discussion (if time allows)
