Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
Puppy yoga is not a wellbeing strategy. Sure it’s lovely, crack on and have a cuddle with a puppy! But it’s absolutely nothing to do with the business-critical concept of wellbeing.
It has to be something that the leadership of a firm has in its culture. I believe you cannot look after other people if you’re not looking after yourself.
— Caroline Turner-Inskip, global head of wellbeing at Simmons & Simmons, in comments given to Law.com International on the need for law firms to expand their mental health offerings. “I’m part of the ownership of the business,” she said, “and I think what that allows me to do is to push and say ‘As a partner of this firm, this is what we’re going to change here.’”
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