The Mind Takeaway Podcast - Leadership, Psychology and Creativity

This is the 40th episode of the Mind Takeaway Podcast!

We speak to Vivian Acquah a workplace wellness advocate and we explore the holistic way of sustainable employability, called workplace wellness.

For her, this is the way to work on a healthy culture at work. Vivian advises managers and companies on how to keep their team members healthy, happy, and safe.

Becoming a mother inspired Vivian to shift from being a Finance/ IT consultant to becoming a workplace wellness advocate.

She made a promise to her son to help make the world a sustainable place by advocating for a healthy workplace where people can thrive.

Vivian is also a founder of Amplify DEI Summit, where you can learn all about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion from 60+ international experts. And, we have three 16 days all-access tickets to give away.

The first three people to send us the answer to Mira's question which you can hear when listening to the podcast will receive a ticket.

Send your answer to info@themindtakeaway.com

You can connect with Vivian here:

Website: https://vivalavive.com/workplace-wellness-blog/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivianacquah/

Twitter https://twitter.com/VivalaViveNL

Let’s Humanize The Workplace videos: https://bit.ly/htwlive

Let’s Humanize The Workplace podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-humanize-the-workplace-real-talk/id1505138189

Time Stamps:

02:30 How her personal experience of harassment and micro-management became the reason for Vivian to start her career as a workplace wellness consultant.

08:25 The importance of speaking up and communicating what we see wrong in the workplace and learning to support each other during challenging times.

10:13 Why do we need to actively humanise workspaces.

12:50 What is the role of self-judgement and our own unconscious biases in how we communicate and manage others.

15:30 How to effectively facilitate change.

23:04 Vivian suggests that looking at your numbers can be a strong indicator your company needs to take action to improve the culture, when a high volume of people are leaving it affects your revenue.

25:50 Vivian says the workplace isn’t Disneyland and explains how can we start addressing uncomfortable topics like racism and gender bias.

30:37 The role of inclusion and authenticity in creating psychologically safe work environments.

35:37 Team building isn’t a one night stand but a long term relationship-building process.

40:50 Vivian highlights the importance of having a mentor who will support and believe in you and finding your tribe of like-minded people so you would not feel alone.