The Drake MSLD Leadership Series: Upcoming Programs
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No Goose Left Behind: Supporting the Mental Health of Leaders in the Workplace
When: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Facilitators: Ngozi Igbokwe, Sarah Smith, and Maggie Wildermuth
This webinar is free and open to the community. It is worth 1 (one) SHRM credit.
When: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Facilitators: Ngozi Igbokwe, Sarah Smith, and Maggie Wildermuth
This webinar is free and open to the community. It is worth 1 (one) SHRM credit.
Program summary
People with mental illness often hide their conditions from their employers, which means they do not receive the benefit of support or accommodations (Greenwood, Bapat, & Maughan, 2019). In particular, leaders face several barriers to asking for and receiving support for mental health conditions. They struggle with admitting vulnerability and have few peers willing or able to acknowledge concerns (Caprino, 2020). Join Ngozi, Sarah, and Maggie as they discuss a critical leadership topic: How to help leaders with mental health concerns. In this interactive session, you will learn about the roots of the problem, review the team's recommendations, and generate additional ideas.
This webinar is based on the authors' research and a summary of their presentation at the International Leadership Association conference in November 2020.
This webinar is based on the authors' research and a summary of their presentation at the International Leadership Association conference in November 2020.
About the facilitators
Ngozi Igbokwe is a talent development professional, passionate about helping others learn and grow. She is also enthusiastic about diversity and inclusion. Ngozi currently serves on the Communications Committee for the Central Iowa Association of Talent Development (ATD) Chapter. When Ngozi is not busy with school and work, she loves decorating, traveling, and binge-watching Netflix movies and TV shows. She lives in Iowa, with her cat Skye and immediate family. Ngozi has a master's in Leadership Development from Drake University with a dual concentration in Leadership and Talent Development.
Sarah Smith works as an operational risk officer at a community bank based in Des Moines, IA and has worked in financial services for the last nine years. Sarah is a board member of InfraGard Iowa Members Alliance, Iowa Contingency Planners, FBI Citizen’s Academy Alumni Association, and Norwalk Easter Public Library Board of Trustees. Sarah lives in Norwalk, IA with her husband and neurotic dog.
Maggie Wildermuth is a senior psychology major at Drake University. She is involved in research in her department and hopes to become a clinical psychologist specializing in working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. When not working in her department, she enjoys volunteering and creative writing. Maggie's senior thesis, The Sliding Scale Model of Disability: A Theoretical Analysis of the Lived Experience of Invisible Disability for Students explored disability conceptualizations for the invisibly disabled.
Sarah Smith works as an operational risk officer at a community bank based in Des Moines, IA and has worked in financial services for the last nine years. Sarah is a board member of InfraGard Iowa Members Alliance, Iowa Contingency Planners, FBI Citizen’s Academy Alumni Association, and Norwalk Easter Public Library Board of Trustees. Sarah lives in Norwalk, IA with her husband and neurotic dog.
Maggie Wildermuth is a senior psychology major at Drake University. She is involved in research in her department and hopes to become a clinical psychologist specializing in working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. When not working in her department, she enjoys volunteering and creative writing. Maggie's senior thesis, The Sliding Scale Model of Disability: A Theoretical Analysis of the Lived Experience of Invisible Disability for Students explored disability conceptualizations for the invisibly disabled.