Episode 7: Board President Kristi Pier interviews Lamarr Lewis of Lewis Family Consulting to look at ways we can promote individual wellbeing and resilience.

Questions asked:

1. The work Lewis Family consulting focuses on with public health organizations looks at leadership development centered around building resilience and developing a culture of success. What drew you to supporting organizations in this way? What trends were you noticing in the public health workforce?2. What do you see as some of the key components impacting resilience among teams and individuals?3. We know one important factor for resilience is feeling like we are a valued member of the team. What are some best practices to authentically showing our team that they are important? How might this differ between peers and managers?4. What are some ways we can empower team members to showcase their skills to help build stronger teams?5. How can we support resilience in our teams as peers? What about as managers?6. What is the #1 takeaway you hope listeners get today from our conversation? For individuals? For Managers?

Learning Objectives

· Define what makes a resilience-centered program· Identify areas in which organizations and staff can increase resilience in their teams and communities· Apply lessons learned from resilience-focused leaders in public health to current and future programs

The 2022 NACDD Board President’s Challenge Podcast examines how to build resilience at all levels of the socioecological model. In this seven-part series Board President Kristi Pier interviews leaders from across the country who are working in public health at the societal, community, interpersonal, and individual levels to learn promising practices and next steps to building environments supportive of resilience and well-being.