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How HR Professionals Can Build Trauma-Informed Workplaces
I'm grateful to have been mentioned in an article in the SHRM Spring 2023 Magazine on Building Trauma-Informed Workplaces, and so grateful that it was written with such care and with such practical advice. So often, HR professionals are the front lines for responding...
The Grit Show
Want to bring me along on your errands today? Listen in on my conversation with Shawna Rodrigues and The Grit Show. See the description below, and tune into the episode at: Apple Podcasts Spotify Do you ever freeze up a little when someone shares with you the complex...
The Power of Empathy
For this month’s LinkedIn newsletter, I’m sharing a story about a time when empathy helped turn a difficult situation into a really wonderful experience. This is excerpted from my book, The Empathetic Workplace, which I hope you’ll check out if you haven’t already. In...
Tech Lead Podcast on Trauma at Work
Trauma in the workplace affects individual well-being and organizational success. I spoke recently on the TechLead podcast about how to better support employees and colleagues through periods of trauma and distress. Step one? Managers should look out for changes in...
5 Ways Trauma-Informed Leaders Can Help Ease Workers’ Anxiety
Change can create fear, especially when it comes without communication and support. When we are afraid, it’s more difficult to think creatively, to solve problems, to communicate, to recall what we’ve learned, and to make good decisions. In these times of economic...
Mental Health Has Become a Business Imperative
Great information and perspectives in this article from MIT Sloan, which notes that "nearly 81% of workers face some form of burnout or mental health issue, and 68% of employees say their daily work has been interrupted by these challenges." In a study of 1000...
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