Striving for Good Mental Health

During his business travels in March 2023, Russell Dalgleish participated in the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences' inaugural round table discussion looking at Innovation in Mental Health.

"A real privilege to join the Australian British Chamber of Commerce session this morning where we discussed the latest thinking on improving the happiness of our employees. The discussion was led by Lord Mark Price (Founder WorkL) who shared insightful data captured by WorkL globally on employee sentiment. Intriguing to compare data for Australia and the UK where a number of differences were identified - Australia came out on top but only marginally :) However, from this session, I departed empowered with a clear understanding of the single most important factor to improve employee happiness and engagement at work:

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Very impressed by the seniority of individuals around the table and the vibrancy of the discussion for an event that commenced at 7am!" - Russell Dalgleish, Chair of SBN & GEP Dealmaker

"Thank You Russell Dalgleish for supporting the forum and for your candid contributions. I know that our Co Chair’s Maree Teesson, Sana Qadar & Academy CEO Catherine Luckin were particularly grateful that you made the trip over from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Douglas Farrell, Rahavan Yoganathan & I appreciated your company & insights last week. On a personal note I look forward to continuing to support Scottish Business Network as the local ambassador here in Sydney." - Peter Gardiner, Executive at Saltire Capital Partners

In this post, Russell shares the post-meeting recap and praise for this important initiative: