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Yorkshire Building Society has kindly provided a Menopause in the Workplace Case Study and shared how our work together has helped to assist with supporting colleagues in making the workplace a better place.

Julie delivered a number of training courses for both Colleagues and Leaders at YBS to help and support those who are impacted by the Menopause. The sessions were informative, and educational and Julie made colleagues feel they were in a safe space to be able to ask questions freely. Julie’s ability to connect to the audience was brilliant and colleagues came away from the sessions being better informed. Julie also delivered a Menopause Champion training session for a number of colleagues who volunteered to be a Menopause Champion, during this session Julie gave guidance on how to be a point of contact and support colleagues at YBS and how to promote the Champion’s throughout the Society. Julie was approachable and easy to work with and her expertise and ability to connect to the audience was exceptional, would definitely recommend anyone to speak to Julie who want someone to come in and deliver some brilliant sessions to colleagues.

Attendees:

Leader Session 52

Colleague Session 60

What made you decide to work with Julie?

At YBS we had just started on the Menopause Journey for colleagues and leaders and we were looking for someone externally who could come in and deliver some training sessions to support both colleagues and leaders. I had seen Julie’s profile on LinkedIn and the positive feedback so we arranged to speak to her to find out how she could support and help to break the Taboo around Menopause in the Workplace. We chose Julie because she fitted in with YBS values and behaviours and worked with us as an organisation to deliver exactly what we were looking for.

How did attendees feel after the workshops?

Feedback from attendees has been very positive and all who attended have said what a difference it has made to them and also made them think about how they can help others and support themselves. People were incredibly positive about what they had learnt and could take back into their roles and personal lives; but also incredibly impressed by Julies engaging delivery style, on a topic that was very new for many attendees.

Sample of Leader Feedback:

“The session was really good – really informative, and definitely set me up to have some good conversations with my team.

I thought it was a great session. Very informative and engaging. I’ll certainly be flagging to my team, and I know I have someone in my team who is a menopause champion so we will talk regularly as a team.”

Sample of Colleague Feedback:

“This has been a great session thank you.”
“Really good session – thank you!”
“Thank you very much…very informative.”
“Thank you for this session. Been really helpful and no longer feel like it’s just me.”
“Thank you so much, great session”
“Thank you so much for knowledge and time.”

What are the benefits for YBS as an organisation?

Having Julie deliver training and support for colleagues and leaders shows that YBS are committed to helping and supporting colleagues in making the workplace a better place. Having Julie’s expertise at YBS has been so rewarding and she has helped us to think on how we can continue the good work that Julie has helped us start.

What would you say to other organisations considering working in this area?

Would definitely reach out and speak to Julie to find out how she can help your company – Julie is so accommodating and will help you in any way you want, her style of delivery is both engaging and easy to listen and understand and makes a Taboo subject accessible to all.