Jane Kennelly takes on role, recognises importance of wellbeing in the workplace.
Jane Kennelly is the new general manager of wellbeing for Instep and CDL Insight Consulting, two businesses within workplace capability consultancy Skills Group.
“It’s no longer enough for businesses to pay lip service to being a decent employer. It’s about treating people with respect, as well as thinking about your bottom line,” she said.
HR powerhouse Kennelly is broadening her extensive experience in HR consulting and taking on a role that recognises – in name as well as remit – the importance of wellbeing in the workplace.
With more than 33 years’ experience in the recruitment and talent solutions industry, Kennelly comes to Skills Group from Frog Recruitment, an agency she founded in 2002.
Skills Group’s focus on wellbeing and the importance of assisting businesses to look after the health and wellbeing of individuals within its workplace really appealed to Kennelly.
“I had worked with Skills Group for some years while in my role at Frog Recruitment,” she said. “And I was always very impressed with the culture within the business itself [as well as] its acquisition of businesses ... that focus on the importance of health and wellbeing in the business environment.
“It’s no longer enough for businesses to pay lip service to being a decent employer. It’s about treating people with respect, as well as thinking about your bottom line.”
Kennelly is also the founder and trustee of the Fantail Network, a charitable trust that supports, connects, and enables women in business, and is a known media commentator, blogger, conference speaker, and writer.
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