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Supporting wellbeing in virtual teams
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Dr. Reece Akhtar
Created on
May 5, 2025

In this webinar, Dr. Gaynor Parkin, a world renowned expert on organizational wellbeing and CEO of Umbrella, shares five practical tips leaders can use can use to instantly improve wellbeing on your teams. In this 30 minute workshop we explore how you can:

  • Recognize and normalize the different emotional reactions to the pandemic and the sudden changes in working.
  • Manage the difficult emotions, life challenges, and grief that your team may be experiencing, and learn techniques to foster resilience and recovery.
  • Lead compassionately and support each team member’s wellbeing based on their personality.

This session was led by Dr. Reece Akhtar, co-founder of Deeper Signals, and Gaynor Parkin, CEO of Umbrella Wellbeing. Gaynor is a clinical psychologist, author of best-selling books, and an internationally recognized expert in supporting wellbeing at work. You can find out more about her work here: https://umbrella.org.nz/media/

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In this webinar, Dr. Gaynor Parkin, a world renowned expert on organizational wellbeing and CEO of Umbrella, shares five practical tips leaders can use can use to instantly improve wellbeing on your teams. In this 30 minute workshop we explore how you can:

  • Recognize and normalize the different emotional reactions to the pandemic and the sudden changes in working.
  • Manage the difficult emotions, life challenges, and grief that your team may be experiencing, and learn techniques to foster resilience and recovery.
  • Lead compassionately and support each team member’s wellbeing based on their personality.

This session was led by Dr. Reece Akhtar, co-founder of Deeper Signals, and Gaynor Parkin, CEO of Umbrella Wellbeing. Gaynor is a clinical psychologist, author of best-selling books, and an internationally recognized expert in supporting wellbeing at work. You can find out more about her work here: https://umbrella.org.nz/media/

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Supporting wellbeing in virtual teams
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In this webinar, Dr. Gaynor Parkin, a world renowned expert on organizational wellbeing and CEO of Umbrella, shares five practical tips leaders can use can use to instantly improve wellbeing on your teams. In this 30 minute workshop we explore how you can:

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  • Manage the difficult emotions, life challenges, and grief that your team may be experiencing, and learn techniques to foster resilience and recovery.
  • Lead compassionately and support each team member’s wellbeing based on their personality.

This session was led by Dr. Reece Akhtar, co-founder of Deeper Signals, and Gaynor Parkin, CEO of Umbrella Wellbeing. Gaynor is a clinical psychologist, author of best-selling books, and an internationally recognized expert in supporting wellbeing at work. You can find out more about her work here: https://umbrella.org.nz/media/

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Supporting wellbeing in virtual teams
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May 5, 2025

In this webinar, Dr. Gaynor Parkin, a world renowned expert on organizational wellbeing and CEO of Umbrella, shares five practical tips leaders can use can use to instantly improve wellbeing on your teams. In this 30 minute workshop we explore how you can:

  • Recognize and normalize the different emotional reactions to the pandemic and the sudden changes in working.
  • Manage the difficult emotions, life challenges, and grief that your team may be experiencing, and learn techniques to foster resilience and recovery.
  • Lead compassionately and support each team member’s wellbeing based on their personality.

This session was led by Dr. Reece Akhtar, co-founder of Deeper Signals, and Gaynor Parkin, CEO of Umbrella Wellbeing. Gaynor is a clinical psychologist, author of best-selling books, and an internationally recognized expert in supporting wellbeing at work. You can find out more about her work here: https://umbrella.org.nz/media/

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In this webinar, Dr. Gaynor Parkin, a world renowned expert on organizational wellbeing and CEO of Umbrella, shares five practical tips leaders can use can use to instantly improve wellbeing on your teams. In this 30 minute workshop we explore how you can:

  • Recognize and normalize the different emotional reactions to the pandemic and the sudden changes in working.
  • Manage the difficult emotions, life challenges, and grief that your team may be experiencing, and learn techniques to foster resilience and recovery.
  • Lead compassionately and support each team member’s wellbeing based on their personality.

This session was led by Dr. Reece Akhtar, co-founder of Deeper Signals, and Gaynor Parkin, CEO of Umbrella Wellbeing. Gaynor is a clinical psychologist, author of best-selling books, and an internationally recognized expert in supporting wellbeing at work. You can find out more about her work here: https://umbrella.org.nz/media/

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