When it comes to employee wellbeing, many organizations treat it as a program to add or an exercise class to offer. However, with research pointing to leadership as a key factor in employee wellbeing, isn’t it time we’ve taken a closer look?

In this episode, we welcome Bridgette McCullough, a wellbeing practitioner turned Leadership Development Advisor at OhioHealth Leadership Academy. Bridgette’s unique role involves creating solutions that foster a culture of well-being through leader support and development. Bridgette’s spent the last decade advising employers on how to redesign work for well-being by creating environments and experiences where employees can thrive.

In this episode, Bridgette shares her career journey from public health to workplace leadership. We delve into the crucial link between wellbeing and leadership and explore why many organizations fail to connect the two. Bridgette sheds light on OhioHealth’s balanced scorecard approach, which incorporates cultural metrics for evaluating leadership performance.

We also discuss the various leadership opportunities available at OhioHealth, including training sessions, spot coaching, and an emerging leader program. Bridgette shares what excites her most about her work and leaves us with a practical tip to enhance our own leadership practices.

If you’re a leader aiming to make a meaningful impact on your team’s wellbeing, this episode is for you. Join us as we explore how to create workplaces that not only enhance employee well-being but also drive organizational success.

Key Highlights

• It’s important for organizations to think about how we send our employees home each day.
• There’s a ripple effect of investing in leaders – impacts their teams and their families.
• Trusting relationships matter – both as a leader and trusting the organization.
• At OhioHealth, the foundation is EQ and empathy building with other skills like building trust, delivering feedback, setting boundaries, and recognition.
• They offer spot coaching to leaders to solve the one-offs issue that they’re struggling with.
• OhioHealth’s balance scorecard includes metrics around results, culture, and engagement.  
• As a leader, do the inner work, including gathering feedback from your directs and getting to know them as people too.  
• Remember you’re human so give yourself grace.

Links Mentioned

Bridgette’s LinkedIn

Bridgette’s podcast: Leading to Well-being podcast

Full Bio

Bridgette McCullough has spent the last decade advising employers on how to redesign work for well-being by creating environments and experiences where employees can thrive. She recently joined the OhioHealth Leadership Academy as a Leadership Development Advisor, creating solutions that establish a culture of well-being through leader support and development. Bridgette McCullough has a Master’s of Public Health from the University of Michigan and is also certified as an Internal Leadership Coach for OhioHealth through the Hudson Institute of Coaching.