Workplace MVP: Brandee Izquierdo – SAFE Project and Stacy Meyr – Athletico Physical Therapy
Substance abuse in the workplace, a longtime issue anyway, is now front and center as hybrid and remote work complicates both how employers support their employees as well as address the issues raised by their substance abuse. Brandee Izquierdo with SAFE Project and Stacy Meyr with Athletico Physical Therapy joined host Jamie Gassmann for a […]
Blurred Lines: How Businesses Can Help Mitigate Workplace Disruption Caused by Personal Stress
As experts in workplace disruption, we know that personal disruption is usually more impactful to an employee than stress from within their work environment. We can no longer expect employees to set aside personal stress as they begin the workday, yet we still expect our employees to be professional, productive, and effective. Personal disruption that […]
Workplace MVP: Angela Ammons – Clinch Memorial Hospital
Statistically speaking, says Angela Ammons, CEO of Clinch Memorial Hospital, she’s not supposed to be where she is. With a difficult childhood, homelessness, and a host of factors stacked against her, she overcame all of it to become CEO of a critical access hospital in South Georgia. Angela and Jamie discuss her story, the challenge […]
9 Ways for Executives to Reduce Burnout and Restore Health
This blog is in collaboration with Terkel What is one way for an executive to reduce their burnout? How can this strategy help restore health and improve the overall happiness of an executive? To help executives reduce their burnout, we asked business professionals and leaders this question for their insights. From working out first thing in […]
The R3 Continuum Playbook: Workplace Stress and Burnout
Stress and burnout, says Dr. Tyler Arvig, Associate Medical Director at R3 Continuum, affects not just the health of employees but that of the overall organization. With numerous surveys and studies revealing that employee stress and burnout have risen dramatically over the past year, Dr. Arvig discusses signs to watch for and resources that can […]
Workplace MVP: Wendi Safstrom – SHRM Foundation
In this conversation with host Jamie Gassmann, SHRM Foundation Executive Director Wendi Safstrom observed that a failure to support employees’ mental health not only weighs on the employees themselves but also weighs heavily on an organization’s bottom line. With that factor in mind, Wendi outlined several new initiatives of the SHRM Foundation, including an in-person […]
Mental Health in the Workplace: Learning to Prioritize and Support Overall Mental Wellbeing
While mental health has become increasingly normalized as a topic of conversation in our everyday lives (particularly within the past two years and during the pandemic), it continues to remain a challenge to address and support mental health struggles within the workplace. Many people still struggle with their mental health every day, whether they show […]
Burnout How it Affects You and Your Employees and What to do about it
If stress remains unaddressed for a long period of time, it can erode the mental health and wellbeing of people by way of burnout—defined as physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long-term involvement in emotionally-demanding situations. Unfortunately, these days, burnout is rampant. According to an Indeed survey, 67% of people feel as if they […]
The R3 Continuum Playbook: Compassion Fatigue in the Healthcare Industry
As we approach two years into a pandemic, compassion fatigue–prioritizing the needs of others over self-care–is a particular difficulty with workers in healthcare. Jeff Gorter, Vice President of Clinical Crisis Response at R3 Continuum, helps distinguish compassion fatigue from burnout, the unique impact on healthcare workers, and how to instead nurture “compassion satisfaction.” The R3 […]
