Breaking Point! Building a Culture of Support, Psychological Safety & Burnout Mitigation

HR Reimagined: SHRM Northern California Annual Conference 2021

The pandemic highlighted and intensified underlying, and long standing, challenges to employee social and emotional wellness. Employee's capacity to perform and produce professional deliverables may be affected by frequent or anticipated threats to job security exacerbated by personal and family matters. The interplay of workplace pressures and personal and family elements can create worker burnout and stress, plus wellbeing and health challenges. Included in the list of most stressful life events are matters related to loss of a loved one, health challenges, elder or childcare challenges, and loss of job or workplace change. Research suggest that work-to-family conflict is related to employee turnover and intention to quit (Grandey & Cropanzano). Fifty-two percent of employees say that job demands interfere with family or home responsibilities, while 43% say that home and family responsibilities interfere with job performance (APA). “Sandwiched” employees, defined as those who are responsible for childcare and the care of parents, are at a greater risk for depression (Neal & Hammer). At the same time, according to a study by Kaye and Jorday-Evans, "The top five reasons employees stay with a particular company are: exciting and challenging work; opportunities for career growth, learning, and development; high-quality co-workers; fair pay; and supportive management." Events from the pandemic highlight the important role that a relevant benefits network combined with workplace culture can bring toward employee retention, satisfaction and ultimately better productivity and performance. This presentation examines the scope and nature of challenges many face in today's workforce and looks creating a culture of support within your organization on behalf of your employees. This can include external resources as well as internal financial support that builds employee resilience.

Date(s) & Time(s): 
Friday, September 24, 2021 - 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Presenter: 

Mike Mulqueeney

Mike
Mulqueeney

Michael Mulqueeney, Johnson & Dugan, has over 20 years of experience in employer benefits helping organizations tailor benefits solutions for small to mid-size firms seeking to optimize their employee benefit resources.

Andrea Notch Mayzeles, MPH, CHES

Andrea
Notch Mayzeles, MPH, CHES

Andrea is a Workforce Health Consultant in Northern California and subject matter expert in mental health. She has worked for Kaiser for seven years serving as a Health Educator and Project Manager overseeing Kaiser’s Healthy Workforce program for TPMG Napa Solano medical center staff and physicians.

 Andrea is passionate about facilitating behavior change and inspiring culture change in organizations. When she’s not working, Andie enjoys trail running, bike riding and keeping active with family.

 

Sean McBride

Sean
McBride

Sean helped start Lyra Health in 2015 and leads Lyra's new partnership efforts with employers and other partners. Prior to Lyra, Sean worked at Castlight Health, The White House's National Economic Council, The Brookings
Institution's Health Care Reform Center, and Khulisa Management Services. Sean earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Master in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.

Lynn Perkins

Lynn
Perkins

Lynn Perkins – is CEO and co-founder of UrbanSitter, an app and website that’s making it easier than ever for parents to find, book and pay trusted childcare, from last minute babysitting to full-time care. Whether hiring a summer nanny while camps and daycares are closed or booking backup care, with UrbanSitter’s corporate benefit offering employees are able to quickly find the qualified childcare they need, allowing them to focus on work. Lynn has turned her vision of an “OpenTable for babysitting” into a service with more than a million users in 50 cities and has facilitated millions of babysitting jobs. Lynn frequently advises and speaks on the topics of scaling an organization, establishing online trust, and fundraising. Lynn is a graduate of Stanford University.

Session Type: 
Concurrent Session
Competency: 
Leadership & Navigation
Intended Audience: 
All Levels
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