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Your Biggest Risk & Your Greatest Opportunity - Your PEOPLE

The work I do to advance mental health in the workplace has transformed teams & individual interactions. I believe that the workplace is a critical part of the solution to our mental health crisis.
Mental health is good for the employee, good for leadership, good for the organization & good for society. I blend experience, training & humor to the challenge of creating mentally healthy working environments.

Put mental well-being at the core of your culture!


Reasons enterprise leaders call on me:

- Supporting staff through company changes.
- Co-creating strategies that foster engagement, productivity & health.
- Reimagining employee/customer feedback processes
- Co-creating & delivering mentoring & coaching programs can bring progress for your organization.

Reasons individuals clients call on me
- Feeling burned out.
- Wanting to change the work environment.
- Uncertain how to lead effectively & with compassion.
- Being held back by others' expectations.
- Feeling trapped in a joyless job.

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"When Ruth speaks you would be wise to listen." L.L. PMP Co-creator & Speaker

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"Ruth is brilliant and insightful as a coach. She is also very engaging and has a wonderful sense of humor! " D.F. ____ School District HR & Operations Director

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"If you are as fortunate as me to have her as a coach, be prepared to rise up!" S.F. Sr Manager, Major US Bank.

Research on workplace health is not just about OTHER enterprises. 

Have your ever assumed that the statistics from organizations such as GALLUP and SHRM don't apply to you or your people?
Hopefully you are right. But... what if you are wrong?
The truth is that...
  • The statistics probably apply to YOUR enterprise
  • Burned out? YOU may be one of the disengaged 
  • Some people are struggling at work.

There is action you can take. There are people who can help. Your workplace can be a mentally healthy workplace instead of a struggling workplace. 

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Gallup State of the Global Workforce 2024

Address Problems with Work

Workplace Benchmarks for You & Your Organization

 ENGAGED
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 DISENGAGED
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 ACTIVELY DISENGAGED
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 THRIVING
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 STRUGGLING
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 SUFFERING
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Relationship of Worker Flourishing & Strengths

Build on Character Strengths

Hone, L. C., et. al. (2015). Flourishing in NZ Workers. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Science

More likely to be thriving & engaged
With awareness of strengths in the workplace

More likely to be thriving & engaged
With intentional use of strengths in the workplace

More likely to be thriving & engaged
When encouraged (by leadership) to engage strengths In the Workplace

Gallup State of the Global Workforce 2024

The Problem with Work

Workplace Benchmarks for You & Your Organization

Of the workforce is ENGAGED
Gallup State of the Global Workforce 2024

Of the workforce is DISENGAGED
Gallup State of the Global Workforce 2024

Of the workforce is ACTIVELY DISENGAGED
Gallup State of the Global Workforce 2024

Of the workforce is THRIVING
Gallup State of the Global Workforce 2024

Of the workforce is STRUGGLING
Gallup State of the Global Workforce 2024

Of the workforce is SUFFERING
Gallup State of the Global Workforce 2024

According to the W.H.O  burnout is...

...included in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) as an occupational phenomenon. It is not classified as a medical condition.

Burn-out is defined in ICD-11 as follows:

Burn-out is a syndrome ... resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed."

Data from MHA (Mental Health America) shows that...

...in North Carolina mental health resources are no match for the challenges

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