Worried about stress and burnout in your finance team | iplicit

We know finance people are under a lot of pressure.  

An iplicit survey recently found 40% of senior finance decision makers were feeling stressed often or all the time.  

Another 42% said they were stressed sometimes.  

If you’re concerned about the issue yourself or on behalf of your team, a webinar being hosted by iplicit could help. We’ve brought together three terrific guest speakers to explore the signs of stress and burnout and what to do about them. 

Priceless: How Finance Professionals Can Look after Mental Health and Wellbeing will take place on Wednesday, 7 May, 11am and will be available online afterwards.

Meet the speakers 

We’ve enlisted three experts in the field of mental health and wellbeing to join iplicit’s webinar. They are: 

• Javed Bobat, founder of F=@#! Mental Health UK. Javed is an accomplished finance recruitment leader who left a 20-year career in the corporate world because of his own deteriorating mental health. He went on to found F=@#! Mental Health as a nonprofit to support conversations about mental health in the sector, as well as co-founding IFF Talent, an ethical, purpose-driven finance recruitment business. 

• Ildiko SpinFisher, The Business Burnout Buster. Ildiko experienced burnout at the age of 24. She subsequently trained as a psychologist and spent 20 years advising business owners and CEOs on stress in corporate environments. Today, she helps businesses prevent and address stress and burnout in their teams.  

• Haydan Firth, Executive Leadership Coach. As a coach and fractional Head of People and Culture, Haydan believes investing in your team is vital in today’s competitive world. He is passionate about empowering individuals and businesses to reach their full potential. 
  

The event will be hosted by iplicit COO Olivia McMillan, who has more than 20 years of experience in the tech sector. She has held senior roles with Dye & Durham, Houseful, realestate.com.au and Zendesk. 

‘Finance is under pressure’  

Olivia McMillan says: “Our own research has confirmed what many people suspected – that finance is a profession under pressure. 

“Workloads, staff shortages and the pressures of reporting and compliance have all played a part in the stress and burnout that’s being reported by an increasing number of people in the sector. 

“We wouldn’t for one minute set ourselves up as the experts on this subject so we’ve invited three brilliant guest speakers to join us. We’re thrilled that Javed Bobat, Ildiko SpinFisher and Haydan Firth were willing to take part and share their advice, as well as their real-world experience. 

“This is one webinar where you won’t be hearing anything about iplicit’s product and there will be no sales-driven follow-up. One of the reasons I joined iplicit was because of its values and business ethos – and this event is offered in the spirit of doing something helpful in our finance and accounting community. 

“Whether you’re looking out for your own wellbeing or are concerned about taking care of your team, we believe this session will contain valuable insights.”  

Download our guide to wellbeing  

Attendees at the webinar will receive a downloadable guide, also called Priceless, which explores wellbeing with the help of the guest speakers and other experts.