Perimenopause, Stress and Performance in the Workplace
Hot flushes, brain fog, disrupted sleep, mood shifts: these are messages from the brain and body, not character flaws or performance problems. Midlife change can be hormonal, it can be chronic stress, or it can be both. Organisations that mislabel one as the other, or fail to create space for the conversation at all, lose capable, experienced leaders they cannot easily replace.
This session brings clinical rigour and genuine compassion to a topic that is still too often handled badly or not at all. It gives leaders and managers the knowledge, language and practical frameworks to respond well — protecting both dignity and performance.
What your people will leave with:
• A clear map of hormonal change, chronic stress and where they interact, without oversimplification
• How to notice body and emotion cues and make practical adjustments, without over-monitoring or stigma
• Workplace supports that protect focus and steadiness: light, temperature, meeting cadence, recovery windows
• Language for sensitive conversations that removes minimising and blame while keeping standards clear
• Practical options for pacing and boundaries during higher-symptom periods, and team norms that support them
• Clear signposting: when to involve a GP or Occupational Health, and how to document temporary adjustments
