Kelly Mackin - Enhancing Well-being in the Workplace
Release Date: 12/24/2024
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info_outlineHow important is workplace well-being to you? Kelly Mackin, co-founder of the Motives Met platform and author of "Work Life Well Lived," joins Cathleen to talk about human-centred work environments. Kelly shares her understanding of unconscious commitments and the critical need to align our work motives with personal well-being. Drawing from her own challenges in toxic work environments and inspired by her mother's experiences as a pioneering female executive, Kelly emphasises that well-being is a right, not a privilege. Join us as we uncover the "No BS Solution" to workplace well-being, discuss the importance of psychological safety and emotional health, and learn how to design meaningful and human-centred work environments. Don't miss it!
Episode Timeline:
07:20 Only 16% of people are thriving at work, let's change that.
15:27 Reflecting on ambition, needs, success and the burnout cycle.
23:47 Create action plans by considering: goals, support, mindset, boundaries and growth.
30:10 Equip leaders with questions to boost trust and foster safety.
40:06 5-step pathway to thriving in a people-first culture.
54:39 Unconscious commitments often undermine work-life harmony.
01:04:14 Witnessing my mom's work journey taught me the highs and lows of work.
01:13:14 Balancing work, quality time, and freedom.
Key Takeaways:
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Kelly discusses the concept of unconscious commitments, highlighting how individuals consciously striving for work-life balance, might unknowingly overcommit to work to prove their worth.
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Kelly and Cathleen emphasise that well-being is a right, not a privilege. Kelly shares her personal journey from experiencing burnout in a toxic work environment to prioritising her well-being through meditation and cognitive coaching.
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Kelly introduces the "5 Step Motives Met Pathway" to help leaders understand, evaluate, and meet these needs in the workplace by fostering a culture of psychological safety.
ABOUT Kelly Mackin
Kelly Mackin is the author of Work Life Well-Lived: The Motives Met Pathway to No-B.S. Well-Being at Work and cofounder and CEO of the Motives Met Platform and Human Needs AssessmentTM which empowers people to create their best work life and workplace. Kelly’s journey from ill-being to well-being at work ignited her passion and dedication for helping people create health and happiness in their lives through a unique blend of skills. Her expertise spans quantitative research in human behavior to fostering psychological safety, from guiding individuals in mind management coaching to imparting the practice of mindfulness meditation both in and outside of work. As a researcher, she gains insights into significant parts of our lives like values, stress, and emotions to develop frameworks to better understand the world and ourselves to make positive change.
Connect with Kelly :
Website: https://www.motivesmet.com/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-mackin-52793110/
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