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Podcast: Sweathead, A Strategy Podcast
Episode: Mental Wellness Is Not An Initiative That Excuses Poor Advertising Agency Work Practices
Description: Dear advertising agencies, mental wellness is not an initiative you can use to wish away cultures and processes that are not mentally healthy.
What makes an agency culture mentally healthy?
1. A sense of meaning
2. Autonomy
3. Psychological safety
4. Reasonable hours
5. Work getting made
6. Small, focused teams
7. Gentle hierarchy
Mental health in an agency starts with doing meaningful work in a โจself-directed way. And this episode is a rapid reminder about what actually matters to strategists and their mental health.
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