Helping you support your clients
Anyone who has been made redundant will probably say it’s an emotional time. While some people relish the opportunity a fresh start can bring, there are others who find it tougher to deal with. And if your affected client is an expat, they could have the added stress of potentially having to relocate to another country within short timescales. Alongside financial concerns, there’s the impact it can have on your client’s feeling of self-worth.
As you will know, mental wellbeing is an area that Quilter feels passionately about. While you as an adviser can help your clients deal with the financial implications of redundancy, it’s important to help them with the emotional fallout of redundancy too, and can help build trust between you and your clients.
To help you help your clients who may find themselves in this situation, we have gathered some resources which you may like to share with them, or even find useful yourself.
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Growth mindset for life
Emma Calvert, Change Management Consultant and Career Coach talks to psychologist Roger Coles about how a ‘growth mindset’ can help you think about your future, face change and improve your resilience.
What do I stand for?
Emma Calvert, Change Management Consultant and Career Coach and Neela Bettride, Master Coach discuss how exploring and understanding what you stand for can help you align your life.
The importance of adaptability
Emma Calvert, Change Management Consultant and Career Coach chats with Dr Pete Lindsay, leading sports psychologist, about the importance of being adaptable in the face of change.
Recommended reading:
3 mental health tips for coping with redundancy
We asked the experts at Spill, our partner in workplace mental health support, for some tips on how to deal mentally with the potentially daunting situation of redundancy or an earlier-than-expected retirement.
You may also want to recommend these books to your clients.
The Squiggly Career: Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis
This book explores how moving frequently and fluidly between roles, industries, locations, and even careers, is becoming the new normal.
The book helps readers learn to:
- Play to their strengths
- Discover their values
- Overcome their confidence gremlins
- Build better support networks
- Explore future possibilities
This is an inspiring ‘must-read’ for anyone who finds themselves needing – or wanting - to change course in their career.
The Chimp Paradox: Professor Steve Peters
This powerful mind management model can help you become happier, more confident, healthier and more successful. It explains the struggle that takes place within your mind and then shows how to apply this understanding to every area of your life so you can:
- Recognise how your mind is working
- Understand and manage your emotions and thoughts
- Manage yourself and become the person you would like to be.
