Jo Burrell

England

Clinical Psychologist and Contributor at Freelance

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The mental health of HR: What 1,400 voices tell us about a profession in distress

1 week ago | hrzone.com | Jo Burrell

HR professionals are often the ones holding everyone else together. But this year’s HR Mental Wellbeing Survey reveals just how much that role is costing them. In February 2025, over 1,400 HR professionals shared their experiences with us.
HR supervision: The support your people team deserves

1 month ago | hrzone.com | Jo Burrell

HR supervision is fast becoming a crucial tool in the modern workplace. In recent years, organisations have invested heavily in employee wellbeing, offering everything from mental health days to mindfulness apps. But amid all this, one critical group has typically been overlooked: HR professionals. Ironically, those responsible for supporting others are rarely given the same structured support themselves. HR teams manage emotionally complex, ethically challenging, and high-stakes issues.
Mental health conversations at work: An eight-step guide for managers

Feb 6, 2025 | hrzone.com | Jo Burrell

Today marks Time to Talk Day 2025, a national initiative aimed at encouraging mental health conversations. Managers today are expected to support their teams not just with work-related guidance, but also by helping to foster a mentally healthy workplace culture.
Your survival guide: Seven strategies to prevent HR burnout in 2025

Jan 13, 2025 | hrzone.com | Jo Burrell

HR professionals are no strangers to pressure. As the world of work grows ever more complex, the demands placed on HR teams have reached unprecedented levels. But what toll does this take on your mental and physical health? The 2024 HR Mental Wellbeing Survey revealed a stark reality: nearly half of respondents reported symptoms of burnout, and 46% scored in the clinical range for depression.
World Suicide Prevention Day: Changing the narrative in the workplace

Sep 9, 2024 | hrzone.com | Jo Burrell

September 10th, 2024, marks World Suicide Prevention Day, with this year’s theme, “Changing the Narrative on Suicide.” It’s a powerful reminder that reducing suicide rates starts with breaking the stigma and fostering a culture of openness around mental health, especially in the workplace. The World Health Organization estimates that in a company of 1,000 workers, one person will die by suicide every ten years. For every life lost, another 10 to 20 employees will attempt suicide.
The AI workplace revolution: Three focus areas

May 22, 2024 | hrzone.com | Natasha K.A. Wiebusch |Jo Burrell

After OpenAI boasted record breaking site visits and users in early 2023, employers and the public quickly acquainted themselves with the new, mesmerising and sometimes quirky world of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Business leaders announced AI initiatives to identify use cases, employees explored ChatGPT’s free writing services, and the public had fun with weird inaccurate pictures of … hands? But then things took a turn.
Video interview: CEO Pete Weir on building an inclusive society for tomorrow's leaders

May 16, 2024 | hrzone.com | Becky Norman |Jo Burrell

In 2023, Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust won the Inclusion category of the Culture Pioneer Award. The Trust was commended for its achievements in strengthening workplace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), as well as it’s aspirations for building an inclusive society. Additionally, it’s robust DEI strategy, with board-level buy-in, is one that has hugely benefitted both teaching staff and students.
Under pressure: Why wellbeing is waning among HR professionals

May 15, 2024 | hrzone.com | Jo Burrell

Over the 10-year lifespan of our workplace wellbeing business, we’ve become well acquainted with HR roles and their associated challenges. Typically the commissioners but rarely the recipients of our training and coaching services, many HR people have shared with us the daily pressures that are part and parcel of their professional experience. Yet, despite the inevitable toll this has taken on their health and wellbeing, most have continued to cope in an almost superhuman fashion.