Specifically, we asked Gerard to tell us about how he used GLWS as part of a leadership development and talent acceleration program, for finance leaders from around the globe in BHP Billiton.

We were so excited when he told us that ‘the wellbeing sessions were rated the highest by finance leaders at BHP Billiton’.

The BHP Billiton leaders described the wellbeing sessions as ‘the most relevant and meaningful to me as a leader’ of all the components in the emerging leaders program. The wellbeing component involved their completion of the GLWS, group and individual debriefs, as well as in-depth discussion and practical instruction on key themes emerging from the GLWS. The 4-day workshop covered a range of leadership topics including Wellbeing know-how sessions that addressed mindfulness, managing performance tension, resilience, sleep, exercise, nutrition and yoga.

Notably, when asked what aspects of the Wellbeing component were most valuable, a number of participants identified the GLWS, citing its value as providing tangible material to work on which enabled a depth of probing on specific areas of wellbeing that can be improved.