Nexus Performance & Wellbeing Experts

BACKGROUND

Employee's 3 times more likely to thrive if they work in a company that offers mental health support
70% of people report their manager has more impact on their mental health than their therapist

Differentiation & USPs

Combined lifetime of experience in delivering resilience, wellbeing and MH support across the UK military, NHS and charity sectors
Evidence based psychological skills training that was designed and developed for the British Army

Training, consultation and coaching

Team Resilience training using an evidence based Mental Resilience framework
Reflective Practice Forums - building compassionate leadership, self-awareness and connectedness
Access to 1:1 Executive Coaching Sessions
Access to 1:1 sessions with Expert Psychologists
Annual Mental Health First Aid Training

RESILIENCE TRAINING

Evidence based

Developed, tested and delivered for UK Military and adapted to a corporate environment

Focused on optimising performance & improving wellbeing

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Creating a Culture of Compassionate Leadership

We will enable your organisation to create a supportive space where Leaders can go to talk, share, discuss and reflect on challenges in the workplace with the aim of becoming a better leader of themselves and others. There will be an experienced facilitator present who will help to guide discussions following a reflective practice framework...

Compassionate leadership means a focus on relationships through active listening, understanding, attuning with and supporting other people.

The effect is creating a culture where those we lead feel valued, respected, appreciated and cared for, so they can reach their potential, perform optimally in challenging environments and sustain psychological wellbeing.

There is clear evidence that compassionate leadership results in more engaged and motivated staff with high levels of wellbeing, which in turn results in high-quality performance.

How do compassionate leaders behave? They listen, are interested, empathise with their colleagues and seek to understand the challenges they face; they are committed to supporting others to cope with and respond successfully to work challenges; they welcome the challenge of diversity, acknowledge the resources that different people bring, have a greater sense of purpose and are focused on enabling those they lead to be effective and thrive in their work.

This creates an inclusive, psychologically safe environment in which people thrive, diversity in all forms is valued and team members can contribute creatively and enthusiastically to team performance.

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ABOUT US

DR DUNCAN PRECIOUS

CONSULTANT CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Duncan spent the last decade serving in the British and Australian Army as a Military Clinical Psychologist and has specialised in psychological trauma. In 2012 he was the first clinical psychologist to be awarded a commission in the British Army and has been responsible for the development of innovative mental health care and human performance programs in both the British and Australian Army.

In 2016 Duncan was awarded the Defence Medical Services Innovation in Clinical Excellence Award for developing and delivering MRT across the UK military. He passed pre-parachute selection to serve as part of Airborne Forces and took part in SAS selection in the Australian Army. He has provided front line psychological support in warlike, peacekeeping humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations in West Africa, Iraq and Afghanistan.

In 2020 he served as Mental Health & Wellbeing Lead for UK Special Forces. Duncan has developed considerable leadership experience as the clinical lead in large multidisciplinary teams within the military, NHS and private sector. He has completed Community Action Research to explore and address inequalities in men accessing mental health services.

AUSTIN LINDSAY MBE

RESILIENCE & WELLBEING CONSULTANT

Austin has spent the last 28 years serving in the British Army. During his career he has deployed to: Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan on several occasions. He has gained a vast amount of knowledge and experience from around the world in Leadership, Coaching and Resilience.

One of his main achievements during his military career was to develop and deliver a Mental Resilience Training program using psychological skills for the British Army's training establishments starting in 2013. In 2019 he was appointed the role of 'Senior Lead Mental Resilience Coach for the British Army' which is now part of the entire British Army’s Mental fitness program delivered to all soldiers. Austin has a unique experience where he was captured and held hostage by the ‘West Side Boys’ in Sierra Leone on 25th August 2000, which inspired him to help others become more resilient and cope in demanding situations.

In 2021 Austin was awarded an MBE for his continued dedication and commitment to teaching a generation of soldiers how to look after their mental health. Austin launched his own business, 'Advance Resilience for Life', drawing from his experiences where he delivers accredited Resilience and mental health training.