Research has shown inter-office relationships with managers impacts self-confidence, self efficacy, and overall mental and physical health. Yet, many in management positions have little to no focused skills or incentive to practice building positive work dynamics. So, how do we help teams, no matter the size, move forward towards collaboration? We'll talk about how to develop the necessary skills needed to create an environment that supports everyone’s needs and strengths to create a stronger, more successful work environment in today's episode with Nick Finnegan Counseling Center’s Executive Director, Mary Elizabeth Hand.

About our Guest

Mary Elizabeth Hand has served as NFCC’s Executive Director since 2015. In addition to managing the daily operations of the counseling center, she also oversees the event planning, grant writing, annual fund and donor relations. Before coming on board at NFCC as the Director of Development, she was a Child Life Specialist at Texas Children’s Hospital for five years. As a childhood friend of Nick Finnegan, Mary Elizabeth’s passion for NFCC’s mission grows every year, as she leads efforts to expand the counseling center’s reach in the community. Her desire to make high quality counseling accessible and affordable, while honoring Nick, inspires her work at the counseling center every day. 

Mary Elizabeth also makes work life balance a priority for her staff and herself. At home, she and her husband manage two full time careers, two young kids and two yellow labs!

Resources

A Great Podcast All About Work

On Being a Better Manager

Podcast Episode on Understanding Burnout

On Being a Better Employee

Brene Brown Podcast Episodes on Management:

https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-on-armored-versus-daring-leadership-part-1-of-2/

https://brenebrown.com/collections/a-courageous-approach-to-feedback/

A special thanks to our team

Tracy Lehman, Host & Executive Producer

Jacel Dickson, Producer and Editor

Theme music written and performed by Jim Roman

Audio engineering courtesy of our podmasters at 3 Wire Creative

Administrators: Mary Elizabeth Hand and Heather Timmis