Are Your Managers Truly Putting Their Strengths To Work?
By Heather Graham, LCSW, CEAP
Creator of the Espyr Leadership Excellence and Development Coaching Program (LEAD)
When you enter the realm of leadership development, you hear a lot about…
Creator of the Espyr Leadership Excellence and Development Coaching Program (LEAD)
When you enter the realm of leadership development, you hear a lot about…
Survivor Day 2019
Suicide of a loved one affects many more people that just the deceased. It affects spouses, children, family members, friends and co-workers of the deceased. Often it affects the entire business of…
What You Need To Know About Suicide ( And How Your EAP Should Help)
Nov 23, 2019 is Survivor Day, a nationally recognized day for those affected by suicide to join for support and healing. Why is it important to recognize such a day? As a leading Employee Assistance…
Want Better Employee Health? Help Them Get Better Sleep.
Chances are there are employees in your workplace right now bragging about how they can get by on four to six hours of sleep. They may need to find something else to brag about. They may think they’re…
The Role of Mental Health in Professional Driver Talent Management
The transportation industry is one of many industries where employee mental health is becoming a growing concern. Espyr’s Chief Clinical Officer, Norman Winegar, recently participated in an HR/Talent…
30 Years of Change in Workplace Mental Health. What Do Employers Need to Be Doing Now?
October 2019 will mark Espyr’s 30th anniversary. Over those 30 years, we’ve witnessed significant changes in attitudes toward mental health, both by society at large and in the workplace.
We’ve…
We’ve…
Celebrities Step Up To End The Stigma of Mental Health
In a recent National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) article, national director of strategic partnerships Katrina Gay told of her difficulties finding a celebrity to speak at a 2006 press event. She…
We Need To Redefine The Meaning Of Wellness
According to a recent report sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, over 80% of companies in the US with over fifty employees offer some sort of…
Seven Steps To Avoid Or Reverse Burnout
In our last post we defined burnout, described the causes of burnout and provided a do-it-yourself quiz to help you know whether you may be suffering from burnout.
We’ve all heard colleagues or friends…
We’ve all heard colleagues or friends…
Suffering Burnout? 8 Questions To Help You Know
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization officially recognized burnout as a legitimate medical diagnosis. Burnout has received more attention over the past few years amid a flurry of reports…
Mental Health Disorders: Recognizing And Helping Those With PTSD
For many people, PTSD is hard to understand. Why does it happen to some people, but not to others? Does occurrence of PTSD indicate a weakness or some other mental health issue ? Are millennials more prone…
What Employers Need To Know To Prevent Workplace Violence
By now, less than a week later at the time of this writing, the deaths of 12 people from workplace violence in Virginia Beach, VA is no longer in the news. Our society has become so inured from school…