Mental Health for Leaders

Today I’m joined by Dan Jolivet, who you may remember from the SHRM Round-up I did earlier this year. In our conversation today, Dan and I discuss trauma-informed management, and how it can open up a world of possibilities for your people when you can adapt to their needs.

Some business owners start a business to grow and sell. And while the company may show big profits on their balance sheet, they just might be missing the most important part: the people.

Taking time off of work is important to recharge, but sometimes other things are more important to an employee. Find out more about other ways organizations can “exchange” PTO time to better meet the needs of their employees.

Compassion belongs in the workplace, and leaders get to be compassionate with themselves first. If you're one of the 91% who want to grow your compassionate leadership but you're not sure how, this episode is for you!

You’re taking care of your team members during the day-to-day, but what about during big shifts and changes in your organization? Listen in to why people-powered change management is so important to the mental health of your employees and leaders.

Organizations want better leaders, and they create training programs and bring in experts to help support that end goal. But before you schedule your next session, think about how to set your leaders and your organization up for success so that skills training will have lasting impact.

Putting the humanity back in the workplace is essential. And it’s organizations like Swift Medical that are leading the way. Listen in to hear some ideas of how to normalize mental health conversations at work starting with your next team meeting.

Do you ever feel like you don’t have the words to express your feelings, so you just stay quiet? You’re not alone and in this episode we dig into emotional vocabulary and how to encourage empathy at work.

Everyone wants to be understood and heard and it’s usually a lack of listening and understanding that breeds conflict. Learn why conflict resolution might be the best path to understanding.

Tamara Myles and Wes Adams join Lindsay this week to discuss practices leaders can use to help foster meaningful work for their teams, and the positive impacts of implementing these tactics.