If you haven’t got your head in the sand, you can’t help but notice how much the developed world is talking about mental health.
Whether it be discussions on the rates of mental ill-health or the latest ‘thing to do’ to cope with the anxieties and challenges in an ever-changing world. Rapid changes in the world are impacting our collective mental health, and as a leader, you need to get ahead of the curve if you don’t want to leave performance on the table.
Real Estate Agents shout ‘Location, Location, Location’, this book shouts ‘Connection, Connection, Connection.’ This book is about understanding the science behind why connection matters, and the practical strategies to build your mental health, the mental health of the team and the strength of connection that delivers results.
This book is written by a senior manager for senior managers. It pushes away the jargon and ‘fluff’ to give you insights into why you can’t afford to ignore the tsunami hitting the developed world. Your health, your business performance and your future leadership impact depend upon it.
“Recent years have seen a seismic shift as leaders grasp the ‘why’ of mentally healthy workplaces and a workplace ‘industry’ has burgeoned. Today it’s relatively rare for me to meet a business leader who subscribes still to the antiquated view that the mental health of their people is none of their business, or that they will never be affected by poor mental health.”
From the start of her career as an Occupational Therapist, Genevieve Hawkins has had a passion for understanding and influencing the psychology of how people not just cope but thrive under pressure. This passion led her to further study in and exploration of how leaders, teams and cultures perform and has seen Genevieve shift from the health system to consulting to the Corporate world. Genevieve is now a senior executive with extensive experience in leading major change programs in large organisations and is cognisant of typically seeing things from a different perspective given her mix of experiences and qualifications. What she felt was missing in the market was practical, relatable and scalable guidance for senior leaders linking the trifecta of their own mental health, with the mental health of their team and the organisation’s performance.
In an ever-changing, complex world, how we lead has become an increasingly critical skill. Genevieve hopes that this book can guide leaders to lead in a sustainable way for them, their teams and their businesses, so that we may collectively reverse the trend on mental illness in the developed world.
