Me and Eileen having some fun. I had fun recently interviewing Eileen McDargh about her new book: Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge, and Reclaim What Matters It's 30-minutes and you can watch it by clicking the image above. Yes, work can be fun. In fact, right now there's plenty of unfun things, especially here in Melbourne with Stage 4 restrictions starting this week. So finding fun and remembering to play is important. Important to prevent burnout and … [Read more...]
Good news!
Same bat time, same bat channel. This week, new Zoom link. I am pleased to announce two things. First, the webinar on how to prevent poor mental health and promote resilience is back on. Same day and time, this week and new Zoom link. Here are the new details: WORKFORCE WELLBEING DURING COVID-19 Prevent poor mental health, promote resilience. THURSDAY, 16 JULY, 2020 10 AM / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA TIME ZOOM LINK Call In Numbers As a reminder, I'll be covering 3 actionable, urgent aspects of … [Read more...]
Quick reminder, re: 10am tomorrow – Now postponed. Your host is unwell and getting tested.
I'm so sorry for the last-minute change. I've woken with a fever, not feeling good and off to get the test. Pretty sure it's not COVID-19, but need to be sure. It'll be rescheduled. My plan is for next week. Stay tuned for details. My apologies for any inconvenience. I know you have busy schedules and set aside the time today. Things certainly change minute to minute in this new world, so I just wanted to send you a quick reminder that I'm hosting a webinar tomorrow morning on … [Read more...]
These are interesting statistics
I was just about to share this Forbes article with clients and thought to share it with you as well. If you haven’t had a chance to see this yet, one of the most valuable of the 10 eye-opening statistics on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health is Item 4: Only 50% of employees are comfortable discussing mental health issues. This is based on a recent poll conducted by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in May 2020. As the APA suggest, “there is no doubt that the negative mental … [Read more...]
Thought this might be helpful for you
With all the challenges we continue to face these days, I’ve been putting together a series of high-value, “just-in-time” resources to help support my clients. Next up is a complimentary, live virtual training that I'm hosting the week after next. It’s all about how to prevent poor mental health and promote resilience for your people. Whether we like it or not, the mental health surge is coming here. I'll be covering 3 actionable, urgent aspects of this: How COVID-19 impacting … [Read more...]
My privilege is so bright I’m not sure I can see
Photo by Julian Wan on Unsplash I don't know about you, but I can't get that image of the knee on the neck out of my head. And worse, I'm pretty sure I don't understand the issues. I'm way too privileged. Knowing something intellectually isn't the same as really getting it. I had enough trouble with the female unconscious bias thing. For years I tried to kid myself that it wasn't real, and if it was, it didn't apply to me. You know, I've got a great job and my good work will speak for … [Read more...]
Will we waste the crisis?
Photo by Samuel Cruz on Unsplash Today, when I met my friend for a morning work, we started in the dark and ended in the light. It wasn’t that early. 6:45am. The days are shorter now. We talked like most people this week, as restrictions continue to ease: We lamented the uptick of traffic on our roads. We were feeling the pressure to go out more now, just when we’ve discovered the pleasure of staying home. We wondered how to safely get 6000 people back into the office safely … [Read more...]
It’s starting already
When someone allows you to bear witness to their inner world, you can't help but feel deeply honoured to be trusted with the privilege. As a psychologist, I have had, and continue to have, a very privileged career. I don't know how other executive coaches work, but being endorsed as both an organisational and counselling psychologist, I suspect I get let in just that little bit more. The emotional weight of this work can be high. You bear witness, you hold space, and at rare times, you … [Read more...]
How are you describing your COVID-19 experience?
What's struck me, recently, is how my clients started using Yiddish in their conversations with me. They're not so much kvetching (that's Yiddish for complaining), as trying to find words to describe this extraordinary experience. Living and working through a pandemic. English just doesn't capture it. You don't have to be Jewish or from New York (they don't fit into either category) to know there's something wonderful about Yiddish. It's onomatopoeic. Here's what I've been hearing: … [Read more...]
Another opportunity to lead by example
Right now I'm going for daily walks. I mix it up. Sometimes I turn right. Sometimes it's left. And yesterday I had the pleasure of my first Autumn (Fall) leaf crunch. I love that sound. It takes me straight back to the innocence of childhood. As I was happily reminiscing, there it was yet again. Footpath rage. I could feel it rising as, once again, I had to step aside while a fellow walker seemed oblivious to the physical distancing rule. Normally, I don't say anything. But I have been known … [Read more...]
