Is now the time for leaders to be focusing on well-being in the workplace?
In this time when we are experiencing a global mental health crisis, the answer is a resounding yes.
With epidemic levels of anxiety, depression, loneliness and isolation, when our fight or flight function is constantly being triggered, and the doomscrolling just feeds our sense of fear and dread for the world, having to show up at work could seem trivia at best,
and even another source of fear and dread at worst.
Since we spend more time at work than anywhere else, maybe it’s the workplace where we can begin to heal these problems and increase human connection.
That’s the path that Rebecca Hawkins is on, she’s living into her superhero power of “Creating Space for Well-being.”
In this episode, Rebecca answers the following questions:
- Why is well-being in the workplace an issue?
- What can be done to improve well-being in the workplace?
- What are the psychological drivers of wellbeing in the workplace?
- How can improving well-being in the workplace increase performance?
Rebecca talks about the importance of human connection and why the lack of connection, which is at epidemic levels, is a critical need now more than ever.
Rebecca shares steps she takes with leaders and organizations to help through psychological safety, finding purpose in the work, and creating authentic connections to increase well-being, achieve business results, and become a talent magnet.
Favorite quote from the episode: “The key to holding space for others is knowing that they are the experts in themselves.”
What I know to be true about the episode: Rebecca’s passion and purpose for creating well-being is deeply rooted in her our journey and that doing this work is not only healing for herself, but it’s a way of inviting others to join in and healing the world, starting at the workplace.
What I learned from the episode: Rebecca shared the research of Jeffrey Polzer and the Vulnerability Loop, how one person being vulnerable does invite and encourage others to be vulnerable, and how she uses vulnerability as part of creating the container for others to do the same.
Special thanks to Alexander Milov for giving permission to use the image of his "Love" sculpture from 2015 Burning Man festival. To read the fascinating history of the sculpture, go to: https://milova.net/love
Resources mentioned in the episode:
Regenerative Workplaces: https://www.regenerativeworkplaces.com/
Book: The Fearless Organization by Amy Edmundson
Book: Life’s Great Question by Tom Rath
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Music in this episode created by Ian Kastner.
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