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Pictured left to right: Phil Quirk, Lynsey Harris
and Russell Kelly.
TAKING A
PRO-ACTIVE APPROACH TO
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental health and wellbeing are now considered of vital importance within the workplace. Recent studies
have seen an increase, year on year, of mental health challenges in a variety of sectors, both public
and private. Mental health problems are all too common in the workplace and it is the leading cause of
sickness absence. A staggering 70 million workdays are lost each year due to mental health problems in
the UK, costing employers approximately £2.4 billion per year.
L ocal audit & accountancy firm,
KPMG, have chosen to take a pro-
active approach to mental health
prevention by incorporating the services
of London-based Human Performance
Consultancy, Pro-Noctis. Over the last 4
months, KPMG staff have enjoyed weekly
90-minute educational sessions covering
a variety of topics ranging from positive
psychology, organisational resilience,
sleep hygiene, energy systems to meeting
dynamics as well as having the opportunity
for one-to-one coaching sessions with Pro-
Noctis’s performance coaches.
The project was designed and researched
alongside the firm’s HR Manager, Lynsey
Harris, who commented, ‘The Pro-Noctis
sessions have offered some simple and
practical ways for everyone to look after
their mental health. With the stresses
of modern life, we all face challenges
from time to time. At KPMG, we’re keen
to address this and we place a lot of
emphasis on staff wellbeing.’
The success of the project was reflected
with a noticeable improvement in the
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KPMG Global People Survey (GPS) in
learning and development, with 83% of
respondents stating they had access to
learning and development which helped
improve their knowledge and skills.
KPMG’s Managing Partner on the Isle of
Man, Russell Kelly, commented ‘Working
with Phil and the team across our
business has been very insightful and
the feedback from staff has been strong.
Helping people to understand how their
performance is impacted by state of
mind and what drives certain types of
behaviours have been extremely valuable
to us.’
Pro-Noctis Co-Founder Phil Quirk said,
‘From our perspective the project has
been an incredible success, and from a
personal point of view it has been fantastic
to work closely with everyone at KPMG
over the 13 weeks the project spanned.
We’ve been keen to highlight that making
simple changes to how you live doesn’t
need to cost a fortune or take up loads of
time. Anyone can follow our advice. We’d
encourage everyone to start today.’
With the stresses of
modern life, we all face
challenges from time to
time. At KPMG, we’re keen
to address this and we
place a lot of emphasis on
staff wellbeing.
