During this Mental Health Awareness Month, perhaps the most important thing we can do is understand the prevalence of mental illness. The last few years have been stressful for all of us. For those living with anxiety or depression, or who have experienced extreme isolation, the impacts of the pandemic are more pronounced. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 Americans experience mental illness; for 1 in 20 Americans, that experience is severe.
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Mission Matters, But Are You Stuck?
While we guide individuals to lead with purpose, we often send these folks back into systems that haven’t really evolved to support new ways of thinking and being. Download CEO Jennifer Simpson’s thought-provoking piece “Amplify Your Impact: Making the Most of Mission-Driven Leadership” to learn about an organizing model that helps leaders deliver on their vision.
What We’re Listening To: Moving from Surviving to Thriving by Tuning Your Leadership “Instrument” with Jennifer Simpson
Moving from surviving to thriving is sometimes easier said than done. In this episode, Adam Torres and Jennifer Simpson, CEO at Integrated Work, explore what it takes to thrive in today’s economy.
Riding an Emotional Rollercoaster?
In his seven-and-a-half-minute video, “Staying Sane and Effective When the World is Upside Down,” Ed Batista, Harvard Business School lecturer, offers some new perspectives and helpful tips for navigating the stressful times in life. Check it out!
Leading Too Low: How To Shift To Your Highest Level of Value
Our shift in perspective can take a while to catch up. We need to change inside as well as in our role or we risk “leading too low.” In other words, we focus at a lower level of impact, expending our energies on what worked in the past and ultimately leaving too much of our leadership capacity untapped.
How to Develop People Through Conversations
Developing people through conversations is the art of exploring the territory between where they are right now and the knowledge and capability you want them to build.
The Future of Work is Integrated
Today’s problems can’t be solved in back rooms, behind closed doors, or by a lone genius. Only when we “zoom out” and take a broader view can we find truly innovative solutions that will yield lasting results to today’s most complex challenges.
Nonprofits and Income Generation
Nonprofits seeking new ways to generate income face challenges and opportunities. In an era when traditional funding sources can be unpredictable, the framework is worth a look.
Leading into the Future with Heart
With constant change and economic uncertainty, how can leaders prepare for the future? This short video by Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard suggests that it is our humanity that will allow us to drive change, rather than being driven by it.