Nicola Hunt, Brains at Work Academy

We help organisations look after their workforce’s brain health so that leadership teams and employees can avoid burnout, and the organisation has lower attrition and presenteeism.

About

Why prioritise brain health? 

It develops sustainable resilience, not short-term coping strategies. 

Addressing overload, fatigue and stress can reduce absenteeism and presenteeism

Retention and engagement are better in a workforce that can think clearly, regulate stress and recover effectively.  74% of employees say that improving their wellbeing is more important than progressing their career (Deloitte 2020) 

It makes financial sense. Research shows a ROI of £4.70 – £6.30 for every £1 invested (and up to £7.3 for organisation-wide initiatives) 

Popular awareness sessions are:

• Brain health for performance
• Understanding burnout is a physiological condition, not a mindset that needs fixing
• Cognitive overload and what to do about it
• Sleep is your number one productivity tool 
• Why your brain can’t communicate well under pressure

Nicola can work with organisations to support their brain health strategy, create bespoke training, deliver one-off awareness sessions, and provide one-to-one and group coaching programmes. 

We can deliver awareness sessions on 

• Understanding the impacts of brain injury
• Brain injury and concussion awareness – how ongoing symptoms impact performance
• Understanding fatigue and long-term conditions
• Understanding sensory processing and creating the right sensory environment
• How brain injury can affect communication 
• Brain injury; fine on the outside, struggling on the inside

We also work with your organisation to provide individual support for those who require it, either directly or in collaboration with your occupational health department or employee assistance programme (EAP).  Having a specialist work collaboratively with your organisation means that you can be confident that your legal obligations regarding supporting disability in the workplace have been met. 

Why does that matter?

Every 90 seconds, someone attends A&E with an acquired brain injury.  That is 919 per day. 

So there are probably people in your workforce who have a brain injury. 

Then add on other neurological conditions, 1 in every 6 people living in the UK has a neurological condition ( in case you didn’t know, migraine is classed as a neurological condition). 

So it is looking pretty certain now that there are people in your workforce who have a neurological condition. Knowing how to support this section of your workforce can be tricky without specialist advice. 

If you care about your workforce’s brain health, if you care about preventing burnout, if you worry about the levels of presenteeism and absenteeism, use the contact form below, and we can book a call to find a solution together. 

Nicola is the founder of Brains at Work, and she brings a unique blend of her extensive clinical experience, alongside her coaching and training qualifications and skills, to help your organisation look after the brain health of its workforce. 

Nicola is a specialist brain injury Chartered Physiotherapist, brain health coach and trainer, and she is often described as a neuro nerd!

Well, that is good news for you, because it means she spends hours reading the latest research, and you get all the latest research delivered in evidence-based workshops and coaching sessions (without having to read the articles). It is a win-win!

With over 20 years’ experience working specifically in the brain and neuroscience space, Nicola is able to translate the neuroscience of brain health into practical, easy-to-understand resources to help your management and leadership teams improve their brain health, performance and overall productivity.

Nicola is a Chartered Physiotherapist and Coach, regulated by the HPCP and the EMCC, respectively. Nicola coaches with compassion and curiosity, while not being afraid to challenge or have those difficult conversations. But it’s not just her qualifications that set her apart. 

Nicola has 25 years of experience working in the NHS, including mid-management and executive positions, and a clinical advisor role to the Clinical Commissioning Group. For 10 of those years, she did this alongside running her own business, which she has successfully led for over 20 years.

Nicola has extensive experience, spanning over 25 years, of creating and delivering training for the NHS, alongside creating and delivering training for companies and their workforces. 

She is an experienced keynote speaker, having spoken at many UK conferences, guested on global webinars, industry-specific events and global live broadcasts. Nicola is a contributing author to the book Adjusting to Brain Injury. 

A business owner recently said,
“ I can highly recommend Nicola; her presentation was both fascinating and enlightening, offering valuable insights into the physiology of sleep and the significant impact it has on our daily lives and businesses. A truly eye-opening session that left me with a deeper understanding of the importance of quality rest.”