Mindspace
Mindspace is a movement for change in the mental health and wellbeing of people in the professional consulting sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.
About
Mindspace is a movement for change in the mental health and wellbeing of people in the professional consulting sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Launched by ACE New Zealand and supported by the Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum, Mindspace is designed to help our sector understand how workplaces and the work we do influence wellbeing.
Professional services work is by nature complex and non-routine, which makes it interesting and stimulating. It brings out the best of our problem-solving skills to tackle challenges with the clients and communities we serve. The sense of wellbeing we get from being healthily engaged in purposeful work is part of what attracts people to our industry. The flip side is that the pressure created by those same complex conditions can become unhealthy and unsustainable.
Fluctuating workload, the perceived expectation of being available around the clock, and long-standing cultural expectations that people working in professional services will always come through in a crisis can combine to create unhealthy pressure. In the ongoing competition for great talent, our industry has an opportunity to differentiate in this area, to be the place where our mental health is truly understood and nourished.
Mindspace is a place for live conversation, guidance, training and structure to support and enable our members to make a change in the mental health and wellbeing of our people.