Oct 17, 2023
Morra Aarons-Mele visits Google to discuss her book “The Anxious
Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership
Superpower.”
Anxiety is normal. The way we hide it is not.
Although so much has been done to promote diversity and wellness at
work, there’s a giant hole in the understanding of how mental
health plays into not just our daily grind, but the very trajectory
of success.
We’re all in desperate need for better models of leadership -
especially in a society that tells us that mental health challenges
like anxiety and depression are weaknesses.
Anxiety is a constant in today’s workplace, and people need tools
to manage it. If you do nothing to address it, anxiety can
seriously hamper your potential for high performance. However, “The
Anxious Achiever” shows that anxiety can be fundamentally helpful
to leaders, and with the right tools, you can harness its power to
turn stress into strength. Mentally healthy workforces drive return
on investment: employers see a $4 return for every dollar invested
in employee mental health support. This book will help leaders and
teams understand how anxiety shows up for them at work, lead and
thrive through uncertainty, and create mentally healthy teams and
culture.
Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.