CUES 121: Famous or Not, We All Have to Work on Mental Health
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English - September 30, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MB - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsBusiness News Business News cues credit union professional development financial organization banking www.cues.org ceo board of directors directors executive Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In recent times, such high-profile sports figures as tennis player Naomi Osaka and gymnast Simone Biles have made headlines by announcing they were stepping back from competition to take care of themselves and their mental health.
In this episode of the CUES Podcast, guest Dee Baker Amos applauds these actions. VP/marketing and communications for Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, Amos also points out that taking care of your mental health isn’t—and shouldn’t be—reserved for world-class athletes.
“We all have to work on it, famous or not,” she says. “And I want to actually repeat that because I think that it's something that people have to hear: We all have to work on our mental well-being, famous or not.”
In the show, which is hosted by Tony Covington, CUES VP/new markets and a former pro football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks, Amos describes the importance of leaders sharing their own vulnerabilities since this helps create a safe space for employees.
“Leaders must be willing to share and personalize their own journey and what they're going through,” says Amos, whose role includes communications to all airport employees as well as the members of her own team. “What I have found is when I am willing to be vulnerable and to share, ... they (team members) will always come back to me via text or individually and say, ‘Thank you. I'm feeling the same way.’ And so, leaders must decide that it's not just about leading people for the work but it's leading people for the lives that they live.”
The show also gets into:
How Amos developed new self-care routines during the pandemic—and continues to keep an open mind about what she might need going forward How perspective helps people get through life, told through an airplane analogyLinks for this show:
Transcript Selected mental health resources from CU Management magazine Video: Why Leaders Need to Manage Their Energy Video: Why Managers Need to Sometimes Say: 'Keep It Real; Tell Me How You Feel' HR Answers: Why Leaders Need to Model Good Mental Health Practices The Value of Valuing Mental Health