The Hive Nation Rewind Ep. 13 The Spectrum of Mental Health & Leadership with Cam Keller

Mar 20 2024 • 42 mins

Jason sits down with Cameron Keller

Cameron is a dynamic and passionate advisor, coach and consultant to CEOs and entrepreneurs. Drawing on his success and accomplishments as an executive and leader, Cameron continuously lives out his vision for growth, continuous improvement, innovation and system change in his work with others. His 25-plus-year career in human services includes over 15 years as an executive/senior manager. He has developed, led and advised on programs for vulnerable populations including adults with developmental disabilities, adults with mental illness, individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, children and youth with special needs and children receiving child welfare services. His consistently high performance in providing strategic executive leadership and direct client services has resulted in thousands of Canadians being supported to achieve their greatest potential in inclusive and caring communities. Cameron has also successfully coached executives and executive teams from dozens and of businesses in their growth and scaling-up stages

An agent of change, Cameron is committed to coaching others to set and achieve ambitious goals of excellence in all domains of their lives; both personally as well as professionally. He has built and led numerous complex multi-disciplinary teams and provided strategic advice and leadership on multiple complex files in political and even litigious environments. He works with his clients in creative and energetic ways to help them achieve their full potential.

Cameron is acknowledged nationally and internationally for leading the world’s largest randomized controlled trial in mental health and homelessness involving human participants that has contributed to wide-scale system change and government investment. He has extensive government relations experience and is considered a “trusted advisor” to the government. He also provides consultation services as a subject matter expert in mental health, recovery and community inclusion.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

0:46 Sponsored by Lost River Distillery

2:19 Healthy workplace psychology.

3:40 We have all been in toxic workplaces.

4:42 Good leaders breed good healthy workplaces.

5:49 High-level look at mental health in leaders.

8:24 Absenteeism, presentism and turnover.

10:10 Guarding minds at work.

11:08 The underlying problem with mental health.

12:33 The shift in mental health mindset.

13:20 It’s ok to not be ok.

16:30 Be open with your team.