Webinar: Supporting Wellness & Mental Health

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*Available to tribes who are not (and have not been) TCSA members (or sponsors).

In the wake of a “great resignation,” leaders are revisiting what it takes to create and maintain a well workplace and a healthy workforce. Going beyond common-sense admonitions and perks that few employees take advantage of, this workshop gives managers a day to connect the dots and solve problems.

TCSA is happy to welcome back author Sue Davis-Westmoreland to our virtual stage! As she did last July as the speaker for our webinar on “Developing Emotional Intelligence and Self-Awareness”, Sue will relay her years of experience as an Author, a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Professional Coach, Leadership Trainer, and Mental Health First Aid Facilitator in our upcoming webinar on “Supporting Wellness and Mental Health”.

Want to learn more about Sue Davis-Westmoreland? Check out her bio below along with the webinar agenda and course deliverables!

Interested in catching up on last November's webinar on “Interviewing Skills for Managers”? You can watch a recording of that presentation and many more in the "Webinars" section in the TCSA Members Area.

Date

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Time

10:30 am–12:00 pm (Pacific)

Format

Virtual

Who

Members + Sponsors

Fee

Free for Members and Sponsors, $100 for Non-Members/Sponsors

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Speaker

Sue Davis-Westmoreland, Author

Sue attended North Carolina A&T University, where she received a Bachelor of Business Education and attained a certification in Secondary Education.

Attracted to the energy of the growing Information Technology industry, Sue joined the corporate world as an Information Security Business Account Manager with IBM. For the next 35 years, she worked diligently climbing the leadership ladder and developed exceptional leadership skills through her experience of directing 250+ employees across the globe.

In recognition of her achievements, Sue was named to the 2011 Global Directory of Who’s Who. She was also inducted into IBM’s 100% Club for outstanding accomplishments for both her work with clients and delivering multi-million-dollar projects for some of the most historic companies in the United States.

Over the past seven years, Sue has spun a quarter-century of executive experience into equipping and empowering businesspeople with tips and tools to become effective leaders.

Outside of work, Sue enjoys volunteer work and places significant importance on giving back to the community. For her efforts, Sue was named the 2021 United Way of Hall County Volunteer of the Year.

Training Specialties:

• Adaptive Leadership
• Change Management
• Servant Leadership
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Emotional Intelligence
• Team Building and Teamwork
• Gaining Buy-in
• Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
• Communication and Listening
• DISC
• Emerging Leaders
• Wellness and Mental Health

Agenda

Part I – Diagnosis and Direction

Before we can continue doing our best in a whirlwind of change, let’s get real. Workers are
overextended, the future is uncertain, pockets of toxicity, and heightened animosity upset the balance.

In this section, we will check in on our team as well as one another to reconnect with who we are and where we are going to explore what we can do to maintain our own health and well-being.

Acknowledge and embrace where we are and how we are handling it
Assess the team, the work, what has changed, and the direction we want to go
Gauge priorities, values, integrity, congruency, diversity, and morale
Define and create psychological safety, wellness, and well-being
Inspiring and motivating the team with compassion and authenticity

Part II – Wellness, Mental Health, and Motivation

People are telling you in every form of communication how they are doing and how they are feeling if you know how to look for it. Certain conversations and situations have always been tough to handle. In the midst of heightened emotion and change, people may not be giving each other a lot of grace. We can maintain our professionalism and not let people walk all over us using strategies for:

Read ourselves, others, and situations by workshopping techniques from the FBI, behavioral psychology, Neurolinguistic Programming, and emotional intelligence
Ask the right questions to tap into the real need
Uplevel leadership skills to master areas like these:
o Grounding and centering to maintain stability in the midst of emotion
o Disarming tense situations to communicate with authority and maturity
o Diffusing anger and calming people down
o Focusing and directing conversations
o Being able to let go when things don’t go as well as we would like

Part III – Norms & Long-Term Culture Change

How do we contribute to ongoing culture? Who do we want to be as people? Who do we want to be as an organization? While change, uncertainty, and tension impact productivity, the ripple of stress affects how you interact with customers, bosses, peers, and loved ones – it can even impair your health. Position yourself in the right place at the right time with the right skills and attitude. Approach life and work with a new perspective to leverage challenges and turn them into motivators. Meet tension and burnout head-on with strategies for being balanced and resilient.

How to create a positive work-life balance for all involved by defining success and finding
direction to your purpose and path
Tactfully set boundaries, and get others to solve their own problems...instead of bringing them to you
Uncover unconscious biases that could be holding you or your team back
Promote wellness and wellbeing through reframing, disarming, and building rapport
Practice authentic communication and vulnerability to be more available to grow and thrive