Alcohol, Mental Health, and Workplace Culture: Responsibility in Leadership with Marc Caulfield
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Today, I’m joined by the incredible Marc Caulfield, someone who knows firsthand how alcohol can affect mental health, especially in the workplace.
Marc spent 28 years in the advertising world, where alcohol was often at the heart of business culture, but his own struggles with mental health led him to create a new mission: helping organisations foster healthier, more supportive work environments.
In this episode, we talk about Marc’s personal journey, how alcohol became a crutch for dealing with self-doubt, and why workplaces need to prioritise mental well-being. Marc shares his insights on creating psychologically safe environments where everyone feels empowered to speak up, and how shifting away from an alcohol-centred culture can lead to better mental health for employees.
If you want to learn how to create a supportive and healthy workplace culture, this episode is packed with valuable takeaways.
Here are the highlights:
(3:11 ) Educating employers on links between alcohol and mental health
(10:45 ) Marc’s experience with anxiety and panic attacks
(21:09 ) Showing vulnerability as a senior leader
(34:24 ) Declining social skills in younger generations due to technology use and the science around alcohol and the brain
(41:50 ) Sharing vulnerabilities as a leader
(55:38 ) Educating Employers and Employees
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After 28 years in the Advertising & Media business and struggling with his own mental health, Marc decided to make creating healthy workplaces his mission in work. In 2017, Marc built his business with the raison d'etre to help organisations create environments and cultures which look after their people’s mental well-being, where everybody’s voice can be heard, and they can reach their full potential.
Marc is also an ambassador for The Youth Group and a Role Model on the Inside Out Leaderboard. Marc is a regular writer and speaker on all things Mental Health, Stress, and business performance and is a 2x TEDx speaker on Collaboration and Resilience. With a keen interest in cognitive science and neuroscience, Marc has jointly created a people-focused business consultancy called dna: which is underpinned by cutting-edge cognitive science to drive bespoke and highly effective people-focused outcomes, in the consultancy, coaching, and well-being spaces.
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