, released earlier this year, points out there was a significant uptick in mental illness even before Covid. Since the virus hit, anxiety and depression have"skyrocketed," especially among young people. While a true care infrastructure requires unified political action at the national level, there is much that business leaders can do on their own. Work-related stress exacerbates and amplifies underlying mental health issues, including those associated with the pandemic.
. The number of women employed or looking for work fell by 64,000. Women in the U.S. lost five million jobs over the past year, and women's participation in the workforce is at its lowest rate since 1988."If employers don't act now, don't think about flexible workplace policies, don't check in with the current women that they have in their workforce," says Thankfully, there are signs that a true paradigm shift is taking place—a change not just in policy but in mindset.
Going forward, I hope a majority of business leaders will embrace a vision in which well-being—which includes mental health and a range of other policies that allow employees to flourish and thrive—is at the center of their business strategy. As an executive wellness coach and consultant, Naz empowers leaders to fulfill their highest business, personal, and social potential through mindset and behavior change.As an executive wellness coach and consultant, Naz empowers leaders to fulfill their highest business, personal, and social potential through mindset and behavior change.