1904: The Vantage Point: Perspectives of Mental Health Experiences at Work (17175)

Organizer(s)

• DQ

  Daniel Quintal-Curcic

  Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa, Canada

Participant(s)

• LL

  Laurent Lapierre

  Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa, Canada

Organizer(s)

• MS

  Michaela Scanlon

  Smith School of Business, Queen's U., Canada

Discussant(s)

• ER

  Emily Rosado-Solomon

  Babson College, United States

Participant(s)

• JB

  Julian Barling

  Queen's U., Canada
• AB

  Alyson Byrne

  Memorial U. of Newfoundland, Canada
• AC

  Anika Cloutier

  Rowe School of Business, Dalhousie U., Canada

Presenter(s)

• CS

  Cindy Suurd Ralph

  Royal Military College of Canada, Canada
• MO

  Mikaila Ortynsky

  Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa, Canada

Participant(s)

• JD

  Jennifer Dimoff

  Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa

Mental illness is a common health impairment, and in a given year, 1 in 5 North Americans will experience a mental-health-related concern. Although prevalent, stigma surrounding mental health remains a pervasive workplace challenge which negatively impacts employment for those facing mental-health challenges, such as mental illness. In addition, a lack of mental-health related support in the workplace contributes to lost productivity which can be costly to organizations. Given the pervasiveness and costs associated with mental health, there is a need to better understand employees' mental health experiences in the workplace context. The papers in our symposium contribute to the prominent body on mental health in the workplace, emphasizing employees' experience of mental health at work and the implications on job attitudes and performance. Each paper provides a unique perspective, including how experiencing mental-health-related stigma can affect leader emergence, how mental health can affect leadership pursuit, why managers' responses to poor mental health are essential to enhance employees' well-being, and what organizations can do to cultivate a supportive mental health environment. The symposium will conclude with a discussion on what organizational leaders can do to promote good mental health and prevent poor mental health, providing valuable insight for practitioners and researchers.

Presentations:

• 09:45 – 11:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1904: The Bright and Dark Sides of Personal Stigma and Leadership Emergence (17175)
  

  Author: Michaela Scanlon – Smith School of Business, Queen's U.

  Author: Julian Barling – Queen's U.
• 09:45 – 11:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1904: Mental Health and Leadership Pursuit (17175)
  

  Author: Anika Cloutier – Rowe School of Business, Dalhousie U.

  Author: Alyson Byrne – Memorial U. of Newfoundland

  Author: Cindy D. Suurd Ralph – Royal Military College of Canada
• 09:45 – 11:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1904: Employees' Perspectives on Why their Managers’ Supportive Actions Benefit their Mental Health (17175)
  

  Author: Daniel James Quintal-Curcic – Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa

  Author: Laurent Lapierre – Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa
• 09:45 – 11:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1904: Workplace Mental Health Environment: Conceptual Development (17175)
  

  Author: Mikaila Ortynsky – Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa

  Author: Jennifer Dimoff – Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa