In this episode of Sticky From The Inside, I speak with Dr. Jo Burrell, Chartered Psychologist, Co-Founder of Ultimate Resilience, and named on HR Magazine’s “HR Most Influential Thinker” list. Jo has just completed a survey of nearly 1,500 HR practitioners — and the findings are a wake-up call for organisations everywhere.
The results? High levels of stress, exhaustion, and burnout across HR teams. These are the very people responsible for safeguarding the physical and mental health of the workforce — yet many are running on empty themselves.
We explore why HR’s wellbeing is a business-critical issue, the case for HR Supervision, the stigma around showing emotion at work, and how leaders can build psychologically safe workplaces for all.
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The key moments in this episode are:
0:01:10 – HR Crisis Behind Workplace Wellbeing
0:03:44 – Meet Dr. Jo Burrell and today’s focus on HR wellbeing
0:04:15 – Jo’s background and the work of Ultimate Resilience
0:08:25 – The Rachel Reeves moment: why visible emotion hit a nerve
0:11:55 – Why emotion gets judged at work (and what that does to trust)
0:20:16 – Survey spotlight: HR practitioners on stress and wellbeing
0:21:17 – Burnout and anxiety rates vs the general population
0:30:33 – What is HR Supervision? Scope, purpose, and value
0:33:32 – How supervision strengthens HR decision‑making and wellbeing
0:49:25 – Jo's 3 Sticky Notes of advice
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Full Episode Transcript
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