Part 2: Close Up Radio Spotlights Executive Coach Dr. Marilyn Puder-York, Ph.D.

Stamford, CT – Executive coach and psychologist Dr. Marilyn Puder-York has spent her career helping leaders to be mentally and psychologically healthy so they can manage themselves and others through challenging times. In her practice, Dr. Puder-York has helped clients navigate catastrophic events including 9/11, the financial crisis and now the impact of COVID-19.

“The coronavirus has tested leaders: some have risen to the challenge; some have disappointed,” says Dr. Puder-York. “I’ve learned what people need to manage their emotional reactions and maintain their resiliency in the face of great challenges.”

When a workforce is experiencing mental distress, the severity can be reduced significantly by wise leadership. What makes for great leadership now, says Dr. Puder-York, is having resilient, empathetic, wise leaders who have the motivation and talents to turn their anxiety into the positive, energizing fuel for motivation, loyalty and retention, productivity, and innovative thinking.

Dr. Puder York offers basic steps leaders can take both in their mindset and in their behaviors and actions. Of course, leaders should practice active self-care to maintain their physical and mental well-being, but leader should also communicate to their employees with a combination of compassion and empathy, while being candid, fact-based and straightforward.

“Encouragement of community is vital, especially as staff and management are remote and isolated from each other,” says Dr. Puder-York.

For more information, visit www.marilynpuder-york.com

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