Description
The essential read for every manager, executive, and team leader who's exhausted from carrying it all―and is ready to take off the cape so they can finally get the support they need, too.
Cornered Office: Why We Need To Talk About Leadership Mental Health is a call to action for leaders, and the World of Work, to recognize and prioritize LEADERSHIP mental health. This critical leadership development book proves the case of why leaders need to be supported at work too, instead of focusing solely on raising up the people they lead. Written by renowned Organizational Psychologist, mental health at work expert, and two-time author Melissa Doman, MA—this book provides fresh thought leadership insights, data, vetted research, candid real-world interviews, a realistic approach to help leaders personalize how they manage their mental health at work, and how companies can champion these efforts.
This accessible, funny, and no-nonsense book will also help readers learn about:
- Why we need to challenge the powerful continued influence of out-of-date historical narratives surrounding leadership and emotional expressions of mental health struggles in the workplace
- The increasing complex demands from teams, company cultures, and society at large that impact leaders' mental health at work
- How the silence and exclusion of leaders in the mental health conversation can lead to deteriorating productivity, a negative impact on career path, and overall mental wellbeing
Cornered Office: Why We Need To Talk About Leadership Mental Health is an essential read for all managers, executives, entrepreneurs, and business professionals seeking to understand and end unhealthy, unsustainable, and unproductive leadership self-sacrifice, shift the narrative around leadership mental health, and take steps to participate in the mental health at work conversation, for themselves, to achieve the support they deserve.
Table of Contents
Preface xi
Introduction xix
Part I Understanding the Problem: How We Got Here (And Why We're Still Here) 1
Chapter 1 Leadership Mental Health: The History of Being Screwed 3
Chapter 2 The Dehumanization of Leaders: VPs Don't Have Panic Attacks . . . Right? (Wrong) 19
Chapter 3 The Impact: Leadership Well-Being, Career Path, and Performance 37
Chapter 4 The Leadership "Plate" Has Become a Deep Trough—and Leaders Are Strapped to It 55
Chapter 5 Leadership Mental Health is Also Shaped by Context and Identity 79
Part II How to Create Change 123
Chapter 6 How Organizations Can Support Leadership Mental Health 125
Chapter 7 Understanding Your Internal Narrative and Leadership Mental Health Archetype 161
Chapter 8 How Leaders Can Create Change for Themselves and Their Peers 179
Chapter 9 Create Your Leadership Mental Health Self-Care Plan 209
Chapter 10 Go Action What You’ve Learned 229
Notes 231
Acknowledgments 245
About the Author 247
Index 249
