Sustainable Leadership in a Time of Burnout: Mental Health,

Leading right now is exhausting. The pace is relentless, the demands keep growing, and burnout has become one of the most pressing challenges facing leaders today.

This spring's colloquium isn't about adding more to your plate. It's about creating space to step back, reflect, and explore how we can lead in ways that are actually sustainable.

We invite students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community partners to join us for a day focused on understanding the conditions we’re facing as leaders. Together, we will explore questions many leaders are quietly carrying: How do we navigate competing priorities without losing ourselves? How do we support others while protecting our own well-being? What does responsible leadership look like when everyone feels stretched too thin?

Whether you're leading in a workplace, in your family, in your neighborhood, or in the community organizations you care about, this event is for you! Leadership happens everywhere, not just in corner offices.

You'll hear from Melissa Doman, MA is an Organizational Psychologist, Former Clinical Mental Health Therapist, & Author (Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work (Here’s Why And How To Do It Really Well), & the Founder of The Workplace Mental Health Method™.

She’s been featured as a subject matter expert speaker at SXSW, in editorial features for CNN, Vogue, NPR, the BBC, CNBC, Fast Company, Inc., and in LinkedIn’s 2022 Top 10 Voices for Mental Health and Big Ideas 2023 List. Melissa works with companies across industries around the globe – including clients like Google, Etsy, the Orlando City Soccer Club, Dow Jones, Microsoft, Estée Lauder, Siemens, Salesforce, MAC, Clinique, Aveda, Janssen, Bumble & bumble, and more.

Melissa has one core goal: to equip companies, leaders, and employees with the skills they need to talk about mental health at work, communication, and team collaboration in the workplace.  Her work and book aim to accomplish just that.

Having lived abroad in South Korea, England, Australia, and traveled to 45+ countries, Melissa calls upon her global experiences to inform how she works with companies around the world. She uses her unique hybrid background of education and field experience in both clinical and organizational psychology to translate complex ideas into simple, actionable knowledge to help bridge this skills gap for employees and leaders in your organization.

This is not a sit-and-listen event – participants will engage in interactive discussions and small-group activities designed to support peer learning and meaningful connections.

If you're trying to figure out how to keep going when the weight feels heavy, this day is for you!