Jen Marr’s Post

Vivek Murthy the US Surgeon General has put a strategic priority on workplace #mentalhealth and #wellbeing. And that’s why he is my #SundayShoutOut today. ⬇️ Are you aware of his statistics? 🔅 76% of Americans have experienced at least one symptom of a mental health condition in the past year. 🔅 84% said that their workplace contributed to this. That is why as Surgeon General he has made this his strategic priority. Meaning - in his eyes this is the most significant public health threat we are facing. Mental Health - burnout, exhaustion, anxiety, depression, loneliness, isolation. ⬇️ This is his proposed framework to tackle it in the workplace. Moving from a “me (employee)” issue to a “we (organizational)” issue. We can no longer expect the one struggling to take the initiative when in most cases the organizational environment is contributing to the struggle in the first place. Collectively, this framework has everything to do with how seen, heard, valued, and cared for one feels at work. This framework dives deeper than current EQ and leadership training and doesn't come intuitively for most managers and organizations. These are not some "soft" skills that you learn at home. They can be messy and awkward. And therefore this training needs to be baked into organizational learning and development. Because they may be *the* most critical leadership skills you can have going into the next decade to tackle our mental health crisis. Keep fighting for this change Vivek! It’s why I’m shouting you out today. #ShowingUp #SupportiveLeadership 👋 If you want to know what a leadership development framework looks like to tackle this, please reach out.