Off Record, On Point: Healing Toxic Workplaces with Jules Castenskiold, Head of Mentoring at Bloom

We've almost all faced a toxic workplace at least once in our lives – whether it was because of bad management, cruel co-workers or team culture that didn't serve you. But healing toxicity may be easier than you'd expect: on the penultimate episode of the Off Record, On Point podcast season 2, Julia and Kasey catch up with Jules Castenskiold, Head of Mentoring at Bloom women's network, to crack the case.

Disclaimer: When we say off the record we mean it; we often touch on sensitive issues and hard to talk about topics. The topics discussed in today’s episode are toxic people and workplaces, bad management, job loss and negative career experiences.

MIND mental health - www.mind.org.uk

9 ways to fix a toxic workplace - https://wheniwork.com/blog/how-to-identify-and-improve-a-toxic-work-environment

What is a toxic workplace and how do you avoid it? - https://uk.indeed.com/hire/c/info/what-is-a-toxic-workplace

About Jules and Bloom:

Jules is a dedicated, creative marketer and business development lead with 20+ years’ experience of working /managing teams across Creative, Media and Brand agencies as well as a charity lead. She is passionate about building great culture in her teams and empowering others through mentoring and other development opportunities.

Jules is also a big B Corp advocate – businesses not just for profit but people and planet too – and has upskilled in Sustainability strategy along with an AdNet zero certificate to ensure she is ready to support brands that want to be part of the industry’s drive to address the climate challenge through changing consumer behaviours and activities through the work they do and how they behave. Jules joined Bloom in 2021 and took up the role as Head of Bloom Mentoring (Bloom’s largest programme) in March 2023.

Bloom is a professional network for women in communications, committed to empowering women to be whoever they want to be, to unlock their full potential, and to fight for the equity they deserve. Launching in 2010 as a network to provide support for women within the industry, Bloom has since grown to 500 members and counting. The network highly values collaboration and inclusivity, promoting fresh thinking and ideas, and believing that the real voices of women can bring the change needed to ensure all women in the industry achieve their potential.

Bloom’s mentoring programme is one of the largest and most accessible in our industry, as it’s free for all mentees to apply, and has been committed to mentoring young women in our industry since 2010. As of September 2023, it has 383 mentoring pairs in action.

Connect with Jules on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jules-castenskiold-%F0%9F%8C%BB-b8b98532/

Bloom: https://www.bloomnetwork.uk

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Off Record, On Point's hosts are Julia Linehan, Founder and CEO of The Digital Voice™, and Kasey Long, PR and Communications Director. Produced by Ren Bowman.

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