Our Well-Being | Our Imperative | Our fatigue
On the 7th of October 2020, I was honored to host a conversation about the imperative for our individual and collective Well-Being at The Institutes CPCU Society’s Annual Meeting.
I had the privilege of welcoming a diverse group of thought-leaders to Our Well-Being | Our Imperative | Our Fatigue. Each shared her respective lens, insights and observations as well as strategies for each of us (as individuals | colleagues | managers | leaders) to be mindful, to acknowledge and to mitigate fatigue.
Dedicated to improving the human condition at work, Dr. Dana Sumpter | Associate Professor of Organization Theory & Management | Graziadio School of Business | Pepperdine University
Embodying a commitment to advance Black Professionals on their career journeys, Denise Campbell | Client Director & Assistant Vice President of National Accounts | AIG
An empathetic & inclusive leader who has long-prioritized the Well-Being of her employees & herself, Rekha Skantharaja, the CEO of Tangram Insurance Services
As numerous studies have shown, employee Well-Being improves employee engagement, the key driver of individual and organizational performance. Another benefit to organizations that acknowledge, prioritize and honor employee Well-Being is the fostering of a strong sense of psychological safety, i.e. their employees feel supported in sharing ideas, elevating concerns, raising questions authentically and without fear of repercussion. This is more critical than ever, "during a prolonged crisis like the pandemic. Building psychological safety in virtual teams takes effort & strategy that pays off in engagement, collegiality, productive dissent, and idea generation" (HBR).
We are all experiencing unprecedented fatigue living and working through a global pandemic coupled with our collective acknowledgment of the even graver public health crisis of the devastating impact of systemic racism & social injustice within our country. Feeling the pressure to “always be on”, hovering on the edge of burn-out, experiencing race-based traumatic stress, navigating the logistics and mental load of the “double-shift” (working & parenting from home), caring for elderly or at-risk family-members... Our concerns are many, overwhelming and valid.
Thank you to The Institutes CPCU Society for prioritizing and making space to address the critical business imperative of Well-Being at its 2020 Annual Meeting. For those who are interested, a Well-Being Curated Resource Guide is available to support your continued learning and action as you forward with intention in creating space to listen, share and honor Well-Being.
TO DOWNLOAD the Well-Being Curated Resource Guide, which includes a link to the recording of the session from the October 7th Session, click here.
TO VIEW a recording to the Our Well-Being | Our Imperative | Our Fatigue session from the October 7th event, see the below video.
Featured Guest: Dr. Dana Sumpter
Featured Guest: Denise Campbell
Featured Guest: Rekha Skantharaja
Host: Megan Stewart Hodge
Megan is the founder of Cultiver LLC, an advisory practice focused on fostering cultures of inclusion, a leadership & career coach to rising female executives and the author of Voix, a series committed to advancement & empowerment. Megan is featured as an inclusive culture thought-leader as a speaker, panelist & a recurring insurance industry pod-cast series guest. She is a member of Insurance Business America’s Inclusion Advisory Panel, a co-host of the 2020 IICF Midwest Women in Insurance Beyond Gender: Inclusion, Leadership & Innovation Regional Forum as well as a co-city lead of Chicago’s 2020 Dive In Festival & Celebration of Diversity in the Insurance Industry.Megan strives for holistic success in her interwoven professional & personal journey, prioritizing authenticity & well-being. Megan has cultivated her expertise & leadership throughout her career with a strong focus on: operational strategy, innovation, fostering talent and inclusive culture development & consummate client advisory. Megan believes it is critical to use our individual & collective voices and our positions of leadership to drive meaningful change for more inclusive industries & society.