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Mental Health on the Frontlines: How Situational Awareness Builds Resilient Leaders with Alex Willis

Mental Health on the Frontlines: How Situational Awareness Builds Resilient Leaders with Alex Willis

Update: 2025-11-18
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In safety-focused industries, leaders are trained to identify physical hazards before they cause harm. But what if those same situational awareness skills could be used to support mental well-being? In this energizing episode of Headspace for the Workplace, I sit down with Alex Willis, a former NFL player and founder of Leadership Surge, to explore how organizations can apply the core principles of safety awareness—such as real-time assessment, micro-adjustments, and field communication—to improve team well-being, reduce burnout, and build trust. For mor information on this episode go to https://www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/78
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Mental Health on the Frontlines: How Situational Awareness Builds Resilient Leaders with Alex Willis

Mental Health on the Frontlines: How Situational Awareness Builds Resilient Leaders with Alex Willis

Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas