The Mental Health Minefield: How do you lead?

<p>Episode 185 // TW. Today’s episode is about mental health in the workplace, so if you are currently struggling with trauma or any other mental health-related issue, I will be discussing my perspective on this topic, hopefully to educate and enlighten leaders who are struggling with it. It may be triggering for some people. I am not a doctor or mental health expert, I’m just speaking from my own experiences. If you need someone to talk to, please Google your local mental health hotline and connect with a professional who can help.</p><br><p>//&nbsp;</p><br><p>There’s an ever-increasing number of articles, blogs, and podcasts talking about the human cost of the Covid pandemic, in particular its impact on people’s mental health.</p><br><p>This is a <strong><em>really</em></strong> sensitive topic, but it’s an area where your leadership skills are going to be challenged repeatedly. Some of the trickiest situations for leaders arise when an employee who’s struggling with personal issues isn’t performing their job to the required standard.</p><br><p>How much latitude should you give to someone who’s having trouble functioning at work due to personal struggles and challenges? And should you <strong><em>always</em></strong> insist that people meet the standards of performance and behavior that are so critical in building a constructive, high-performance culture?</p><br><p>In this episode, I go out on a limb to give you some guidance on how to approach these rather delicate situations.</p><br><p>//</p><p><br></p><h3><strong>ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING LEADERS EVERYWHERE IS BURNOUT </strong>🔥😰</h3><p><br></p><p>McKinsey estimates that the cost of burnout, in turnover and lost productivity, is <strong>$322 billion annually.</strong> This can be devastating, not just from a personal perspective, but also for team performance!</p><br><p>The good news is that there are strategies that you can implement immediately in order to <strong>take control, reduce your workload, and feel like your leadership is actually maki