Break the Cycle: The Role of Trauma-Informed Leaders

Season 10 Episode 20

Guest: Stephanie Lemek, Founder: The Wounded Workforce

Your staff are probably dealing with trauma: in the U.S. alone, 70% of adults faced at least one traumatic experience. Those experiences manifest in different ways in the workplace, from perfectionism to absenteeism. Our trauma reactions are as unique as our fingerprints.

Being a trauma-informed leader can help your team – and, ultimately, your organization. Guest Stephanie Lemek draws on her deep experience in HR to share how to shape a trauma-informed workplace.

Here’s what Stephanie and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

1. The ways leaders can help team members deal with trauma…
2. …and the ways they shouldn’t – such as playing the role of therapist.
3. The seven principles of trauma-informed workplaces.

Other episodes you’ll enjoy:

• Remote Work & Mental Well-Being with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
• Informed Leadership: The Power of Trauma with Rachael Kelly
• Nurturing Peace from the Ashes of Violence with Hyppolite Ntigurirwa & Mike Hardy