Alice Mollon explores the challenging reality that many people in today’s workplaces are struggling emotionally. Drawing on insights from Brené Brown, she highlights widespread emotional distress marked by distrust, disconnection, and mental health challenges that significantly impact job performance. Mollon provides leaders with practical strategies to recognize signs of distress, intervene compassionately, support affected individuals, maintain team wellbeing, reduce organizational clutter to create space for recovery, and investigate root causes behind widespread employee distress. She underscores the importance of proactive leadership and self-care to manage this pervasive issue and foster healthier work environments.
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