HR in Review 45 – Helping the Mental Health of Employees with Richard Lucas

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About this Episode

In this HR in Review episode, Bill Banham talks with Richard Lucas, CEO and co-founder at Govox, an online mental health wellbeing platform. They discuss the importance of mental health support in the workplace and how leaders can help improve employee wellbeing.

Guest: Richard Lucas
Richard is the CEO and Co-Founder of Govox Wellbeing, a platform dedicated to mental health in the workplace. With over 30 years of senior leadership experience, Richard has a unique perspective on mental health and wellbeing. A personal story led him and his team to create Govox, aiming to use technology positively to enable change and readdress the balance with a more supportive approach.

Questions for Richard include:

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  • You started Govox to connect, identify, and support those in need. Your team works with businesses to improve mental health. How can leaders and HR pros get better at identifying employees who need support?
  • What does your team see regularly as key reasons that prevent employees from seeking support?
  • What have you seen change in the workplace wellbeing space over the past few years?
  • You will be speaking at DisruptHR Cambridge on May 11. Your session is called “How HR pros have always been the wellbeing champions”. Tell us about the talk and some of the hoped-for learning outcomes.

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Podcast Host and Guests for this Edition

Host: Bill Banham
Bill Banham is Editor at HR Gazette, Host of the popular HRchat Podcast, Associate Editorial Director with HRreview, and co-organizer of such HR, Talent, and leadership-focused events as InnovateWork, Hacking HR Toronto, and DisruptHR London. Bill has interviewed inspiring leaders across the globe from such brands as NASA, the US Government, Simon Sinek, UPS, ADP, SAP, Salesforce, and the United Nations. Bill has 15+ years of experience in editorial, events management, marketing, SEO, advertising, business development, data management, research, and professional development.

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Guest: Richard Lucas, CEO and Co-Founder at Govox
Richard has 30 years of leadership experience and is committed to using technology to improve mental health support in the workplace. Govox helps businesses manage employee wellbeing through technology, offering a more supportive approach to mental health.

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Bill Banham is Editor at HR Gazette, Host of the popular HRchat Podcast, Associate Editorial Director with HRreview, and co-organizer of such HR, Talent, and leadership-focused events as InnovateWork, Hacking HR Toronto, and DisruptHR London. He has interviewed inspiring leaders across the globe from such brands as NASA, the US Government, Simon Sinek, UPS, ADP, SAP, Salesforce, and the United Nations. Bill has 15+ years of experience in editorial, events management, marketing, SEO, advertising, business development, data management, research, and professional development.

 

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