"How to Create a Culture of Well-Being" with Jill Veglahn, Head of People at BAM

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07/06/22 • 41 min

The UpLevel Podcast

This week's session, "How to Create a Culture of Well-Being," is with Jill Veglahn, Head of People at BAM.

In this episode, Jill shares actionable tips for creating a coaching culture in the workplace.
In This Episode:

Implementing Caregiving time off
History of work in the US
Starting by slowing down
Something workplaces really need to hear
The impact of DEI on workplaces
Creating a culture of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Psychological safety
Fuck Ups and Failures
How to make it acceptable to talk about mental health at work
What happens when you don’t talk about things
Introducing Red, Yellow, Green
Helping people find purpose at work
Taking meaningful action

Jill is the Head of People for a PR agency. She oversees all things HR, benefits, and culture and seeks to continually improve employee engagement and employee satisfaction by seeking to put BAM’s people first. In 2017, when she joined BAM, she leveraged her previous operations experience and human-centered philosophies to contribute to BAM’s rapid growth and to further build upon BAM’s culture. Having worked for years as a mentor and soccer coach and running her own fitness-based program with incarcerated youth, she takes pride in having a multi-disciplinary and humanistic approach to individuals and teams rooted in psychology, personal experience, coaching, and leadership studies.

You can reach Jill here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-veglahn-she-her-hers-a468928/
About UpLevel Productions:
Founded by Christie Mann, MA, CPCC, PCC, and Rachel Baldi, CPCC, PCC, UpLevel creates, produces, and delivers Transformative Experiences, Workshops, Training, Events + Media that develop leaders who make our world a healthier, more alive, and connected place to be. As Associate CTI Faculty Partners, UpLevel is licensed to sell, produce and deliver Co-Active coach training and leadership development programs around the world to support the transformational growth of individuals and culture inside the workplace and organization.
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This week's session, "How to Create a Culture of Well-Being," is with Jill Veglahn, Head of People at BAM.

In this episode, Jill shares actionable tips for creating a coaching culture in the workplace.
In This Episode:

Implementing Caregiving time off
History of work in the US
Starting by slowing down
Something workplaces really need to hear
The impact of DEI on workplaces
Creating a culture of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Psychological safety
Fuck Ups and Failures
How to make it acceptable to talk about mental health at work
What happens when you don’t talk about things
Introducing Red, Yellow, Green
Helping people find purpose at work
Taking meaningful action

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Previous Episode

"Radical Compassion & Grace in the Workplace" with Dr. Tiffany Grimes

This week's session, "Radical Compassion & Grace in the Workplace," is with Dr. Tiffany Grimes, Clinician, Mental Health Collective.
Dr. Grimes will be sharing tools she uses with her clients to help improve well-being and find Joy in the challenging stuff! There are lots of great nuggets in this one!
Key Takeaways:

Her definition of well-being
Having clear boundaries
“No” doesn’t always mean “Never”
How to start learning to say “no”
Quick and free things you can do to boost your well-being quickly
How organizations can provide easy opportunities for employees to be in charge of their own mental health.
What people managers are struggling with now
How to have radical compassion and grace in the workplace

UpLevel Productions is committed to ending the stigma around mental health and ensuring that all humans have access to tools and resources to support their Well-Being. Come Learn, Love and UpLevel with us!
About Dr. Grimes:
Dr. Tiffany Grimes holds a doctorate in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Health Psychology from The University of Georgia, a MA in General Psychology from Boston University, and a BS in Psychology and Spanish from Millsaps College. She served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer for three years in Ecuador, where she worked in health promotion and HIV prevention & treatment.
Additionally, Dr. Grimes served as a Public Interest Policy Scholar at the APA in Washington D.C. Her research, policy, and clinical interests meet at the intersection of multicultural identity, health, and resilience. She also specializes in substance use, spirituality, meditation, mindfulness, and movement practices. She is also an alumnus of The George Washington University LGBT Health Policy & Practice Graduate Certificate Program. Dr. Grimes currently works as a primary and group therapist at The Mental Health Collective in Newport Beach, CA, and in private practice.
You can reach Dr. Grimes here:
https://themhcollective.com/team/#tiffany-grimes-orange-county-psychologist
About UpLevel Productions:
Founded by Christie Mann, MA, CPCC, PCC, and Rachel Baldi, CPCC, PCC, UpLevel creates, produces, and delivers Transformative Experiences, Workshops, Training, Events + Media that develop leaders who make our world a healthier, more alive, and connected place to be. As Associate CTI Faculty Partners, UpLevel is licensed to sell, produce and deliver Co-Active coach training and leadership development programs around the world to support the transformational growth of individuals and culture inside the workplace and organization.
www.uplevelproductions.com
Instagram @uplevelproductions
Facebook & LinkedIn @uplevelproductionscompany

www.uplevelproductions.com
https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany
https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

Next Episode

"The Bottomline for Well-Being in the Workplace" with Jocelyn Pepe

In this episode, Jocelyn Pepe speaks with Christie Mann about how health is the foundation of life and how organizations are suffering because of a lack of understanding of how important well-being is.
She points out that we are not moving the needle on burnout and that burnout is having a very negative impact on our workforce, our people, our productivity, and our profits.
Jocelyn provides numerous nuggets of wisdom on how companies can work toward moving the needle and ultimately improving their bottom line by making well-being an integral part of the strategy.
Also in this episode:

The 3 levels of stigma around mental health
How storytelling from the top improves the culture
Leading with vulnerability
Working WITH home rather than AT home
Making sure the right person is in the right position
Why it’s important to bring in external resources
Getting your employees to be aware of and use your resources and tools for well-being
Boundary setting
Modeling authentic well-being
The importance of rest
Following the cycles
Going slow to go fast

About Jocelyn Pepe:

Jocelyn Pepe is a health and wellness expert with a rich and varied background in coaching and educating on physical, mental, and social wellbeing. As a global facilitator, Jocelyn takes a holistic approach to training and developing human potential.
In her life, she has felt the impact of being highly engaged in her career and yet out of alignment with her overall health and wellbeing, leading to burnout. As a mother of three navigating divorce, Jocelyn experienced firsthand the power of transformational coaching and what happens when you shift your mindset and reach deep down to access what she always knew was possible.
Through her coaching and speaking engagements, Jocelyn brings the audience along on a journey of self-awareness and self-reflection around their habits and wellbeing. Jocelyn is fiercely committed to every individual realizing the benefits of having their physical, mental, and social well-being aligned to thrive personally and professionally.
Professional Designations:
Jocelyn is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), a Registered Health Coach (RHCTM), a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) via the International Coaches Federation, and a member of the Health Coach Alliance. As a master’s student studying The Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health, Jocelyn is committed to bringing the most current and relevant research into TrU Living and the organization's partnerships for every individual to gain the tools to thrive.
You can reach Jocelyn here: https://truliving.ca

About UpLevel Productions:
Founded by Christie Mann, MA, CPCC, PCC, and Rachel Baldi, CPCC, PCC, UpLevel creates, produces, and delivers Transformative Experiences, Workshops, Training, Events + Media that develop leaders who make our world a healthier, more alive, and connected place to be. As Associate CTI Faculty Partners, UpLevel is licensed to sell, produce and deliver Co-Active coach training and leadership development programs around the world to support the transformational growth of individuals and culture inside the workplace and organization.
www.uplevelproductions.com
Instagram @uplevelproductions
Facebook & LinkedIn @uplevelproductionscompany

www.uplevelproductions.com
https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany
https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany