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Adam Nemer
Founder of Simple Mental Health, Leadership Consultant & YPO Global Speaker
Adam Nemer
Founder of Simple Mental Health, Leadership Consultant & YPO Global Speaker
Biography
Adam Nemer is shifting the conversation surrounding mental health in the workplace; equipping leaders and their teams with practical techniques that are having a tangible effect. He is helping organizations improve performance and save lives by normalizing the topic of mental health.
Adam spent 20 years as a CFO & Sr Operations Executive at Kaiser Permanente, all the while struggling with severe, yet undiagnosed anxiety and depression.
His life changed when a compassionate colleague encouraged him to seek help—a simple act that revealed the profound impact leaders can have on their team’s mental well-being.
As Adam progressed on his recovery journey, he came to the realization that many leaders, though well-meaning, don’t feel at ease approaching their colleagues when they observe them grappling with mental health challenges. They don’t know what to say. They don’t know how to help. So, he started to share his story, and quickly realized that he was making a difference in other people’s lives. But even as he saw his work creating an impact, he saw how prevalent the shame and stigma around mental health was and how much other leaders could benefit from mental health literacy.
So, he founded Simple Mental Health, an organization here to educate leaders on the business case and inspire them on the human case to normalize the topic of mental health on their teams.
Adam and the Simple Mental Health team now work with organizations across The Americas and Europe spreading mental health literacy and helping leaders create stigma-free mental wellbeing cultures.
Speaker Videos
Simple Mental Health Call to Arms
Mental Health Management Skills That Will Save Your Company Money #management #manager
ROI from Mental Health Literate Leadership | NATCON24
Speech Topics
The ROI for Leaders Normalizing Mental Health @ Work
“When leaders normalize the topic of mental health on their teams, performance gets unleashed, and lives transformed” – Adam Nemer
Awaken yourself to the profound impact mental illness has on organizational performance; and become empowered with simple steps to take immediately that will accelerate performance and make a difference in the lives of your colleagues, as well as your family and friends.
More than 20% of Americans annually experience a clinically diagnosable mental illness that hurts as much, and impacts their productivity, attendance, and overall performance as much as any physical illness. Yet less than half get help.
From the c-suite to line supervisors, leaders don't know what to do. Their education and training were informed by the myths and stigmas of mental illness. (eg: "Leave your emotions at the door").
Widely adopted workplace wellness investments aren't "righting the ship." They are strategies bumping up against traditional leadership and management cultures.
But there's something we can all do about it. Choose to become mental health literate and incorporate the knowledge in your leadership approach.
Learning objectives:
- An inspired perspective on the prevalence and impact of the myths, stigma, shame, and silence surrounding mental illness in the workplace.
- A deeper understanding of how mental illness affects individuals, employee retention, and end-to-end organizational performance.
- A few simple first steps to take that will change their lives, their organizations, and the lives of everyone around them.
- The energy and motivation to take that first step!
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