Managing People in the New Normal

Richie Perera

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The Art Of War for organisational wellbeing with the power to slingshot the working world into a far better and brighter future.
About the Book
The world of work has changed dramatically.
We now live in a world where the use of terms such as “hybrid working” and the “new normal” have become the norm, words never uttered in the world of work before the pandemic. Technology such as Zoom and Teams which now play a crucial and integral part in the way we work was unheard of.
The new normal, whatever it is and whatever it will become, brings with it a host of new challenges for organisations and managers. These challenges are brand new and unique. They have not been explored or studied to establish best practices for the new normal we now work and live in. It has left organisations and managers disorientated.
Whether you are a shareholder, a business owner, a CEO, a manager or the managed, this book outlines new thoughts and principles for managing people in the new normal based on mental health and wellbeing. New thought and principles that can leverage the human element to shift the thinking and behaviour of organisations.
It presents an ideology based on human connection and wellbeing with the power to slingshot the working world into a far better and brighter future
If you work, you must read!

Sujets

• Human Resources
• Mental Health
• Careers
• Employabilité, métiers et formations
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
• Quality of life
• Economics
• Work
• Business
• Management
• Carrière
• Carrière & Mobilité

Informations

• Publié par: Balboa Press UK
• Date de parution: 06 décembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781982286552
• Langue: English

Extrait

MANAGING PEOPLE IN THE NEW NORMAL
Principles Based on Mental Health and Wellbeing
 
 
 
 
RICHIE PERERA
 
 
 

 
 
Copyright © 2022 Richie Perera.
 
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ISBN: 978-1-9822-8654-5 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-9822-8656-9 (hc)
ISBN: 978-1-9822-8655-2 (e)
 
Balboa Press rev. date: 12/02/2022
CONTENTS
Dedication
Special Thanks
Epigraph
About the Author
1     There Are No Experts in the New Normal!
2     The Manager Issue
3     Benefits of Mental Health First Aid Training
4     The Great Resignation
5     The Race Issue
6     The Vaccine Issue
7     The Gender Issue
8     Ageism, Menopause and Gender Identity
9     Advancement in Technology and The Metaverse
10   Departmental Localisation
DEDICATION
I dedicate this book to my parents, Piyal Perera and Lilani Perera.
To my father, for his intelligence, passion for reading, diligent attention to detail, and meticulous organisation. His belief in accepting things as they are and enjoying a peaceful life in the hope of all things to fall into place for the better. If I had one wish, it would be for you to be alive to read your son’s book.
To my mother, whose drive, determination, ambition, and work ethic is a phenomenon I am yet to witness in another human, along with her inability to take “no” for an answer. Thank you for all the doors you’ve opened for your family and many others.
A collective of characteristics and traits my parents blessed me with in good balance, allowing me to succeed at anything I put my mind to.
Thank you for everything.
SPECIAL THANKS
To my good friend and mentor, Graham Shapiro, a person who never misses the opportunity to tell me that I’m one of the most inspirational people he knows. A person who listened intently to my story and the challenges I’ve faced, then looked me straight in the eyes and responded, “I just can’t wait to see what you do next.” Thank you for being an amazing friend and mentor.
To my brother from another mother, Jerome Thomas. A person who showed me when life has dealt you the worst hand possible, a person can carry on fighting every day to maintain a good heart and be true and loyal to the people you love. You’re truly one of a kind. I know it can never be, but I wish I could see your face when you first read this!
And, last but not least, to my long-time female best friend and now fiancé, Dijana Zimonja. I recognise how much it takes to put up with someone like me, well at least I try to. Being friends was much easier than being in a relationship. Little did we know.
Thank you for being the extreme opposite of me and finding joy and beauty in the smallest of things, helping to keep me grounded. Thank you for all the meals, teas, coffees, and prompts to drink water throughout the months of writing this book and in everyday life. Thank you for your gentle frequent reminders that I work in mental health, and I need to practice what I preach. Therefore, perhaps, that’s enough working, screen time, and writing for today!
EPIGRAPH
“Because after all, every management that we do is only for human wellbeing.” – Sadh guru
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Richie was formerly the founder and CEO of the London Makeup School and the London Hair Academy; his professional career is connected to BBC 1’s Apprentice and highlighted by the Eden Project in Cornwall. The Business Matters Magazine has spotlighted his leadership as a CEO. Richie has sat as Chair of the Judging Panel at the IBX Awards in Dubai and worked as an expert industry consultant for Guidepoint Global. Richie won the highly acclaimed Investors in People Manager of the Year Award in 2018, recognising Richie as a global leader in HR and people management practices. After being diagnosed with and recovering from mixed depression and anxiety disorder, Richie founded Mental Health and Life, an organisation that delivers mental health first aid courses alongside HR consultancy, race equity, and suicide intervention courses to individuals, organisations, and businesses UK-wide. Richie regularly writes articles on mental health and people management; his articles have been published by The Industry Leaders and the Employee Experience Magazine. Richie is an executive contributor at Brainz magazine and sits as deputy chair on the Board of Trustees at Unity Theatre in Liverpool.
1
There Are No Experts in the New Normal!
As a reader of this book, the first thing you must come to terms with is that in the working world, there are no experts for this new normal of ours. Well, at least not in 2022, when this book is due to be published. There won’t be any experts for at least the next three to five years. This is because all major developments and challenges taking place in the working world are brand new. There’s no businessperson or consultant alive who has experience with what’s currently happening within the working world. This is great news for us all!
The changes happening in the working world are so new they’re happening even as I write this book. When we use the term “new normal,” none of us knows what that is or what it will look like. It’s a term we’ve coined to describe the state we find ourselves post-pandemic, a description or prediction of how things may unfold. We know there’s a new normal, but the conditions are still under construction. Hence, there are no experts, just a bunch of people trying to figure out what the best way forward could be or should be.
If you’re in the UK, consider the implications of Brexit on the working world, especially if you’re an employer. Brexit and the pandemic almost happened back-to-back. For organisations, it changed the way they operate, recruit, and manage people, permanently changing workplace culture. Some organisations are trying to return to how everything worked pre-pandemic. This, however, is only because they lack critical thinkers and opportunity spotters in their leadership. They are the dinosaurs of the new normal. Other organisations with forward-thinking leaders see the opportunities the new normal renders. They plan to change with the times and leverage the opportunity the new normal presents for sustainability, as they foresee, they have no actual choice.
Worldwide, the new normal presents organisations with a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and platform. One we’ll probably never see again in our lifetimes. There’s an opportunity for us to become experts and consultants in our management, both on a personal and professional level. The two are linked inextricably, a fact traditionally missed by employers while managing people. The new normal provides every person of working age the opportunity to affect workplace culture and influence workplace change for the better.
We must grab this opportunity by the horns, take control, and run with it. If we do, we’ll have the power to bring about a revolutionary change in the working world for the better. The power to create a major positive impact on organisational behaviour and employee satisfaction worldwide that will benefit generations to come. An opportunity to change the status quo of the workplace, an opportunity so powerful it can rapidly pick up people and economies worldwide post-pandemic.
Change is a good thing; organisations need to embrace it, and the new normal is all about change management. The new normal has provided an opportunity to re-evaluate the role of HR, people management, organisational wellbeing, and behaviour. An opportunity to implement a new chain of thought that is a two-way street, mutually beneficial to both the employer and employee. Some employers and managers may think, people management and organisational wellbeing aren’t a priority on this side of the pandemic. It’s more about finances, survival, and getting the organisation back on its feet. I have a question for those who see things this way.
How can you have a healthy, sustainable organisation, without a healthy workforce?
If you have the answer to that question, you can stop reading this book.
Perhaps the time has even come to rename Human Resour