Petra Velzeboer (Leadership)
Petra Velzeboer is a global keynote and TEDx speaker, author, mental health consultant, and executive coach dedicated to transforming workplace cultures. After overcoming profound ...
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Who are you?
My name's Petra Vo. I am a parent, a mental health consultant, psychotherapist, and I work with cultures and teams.
What is your background?
So my background started a long time ago. I was born and raised in a religious cult, and that sort of led me to see what toxic cultures can really be like. I ended up training as a psychotherapist, of course, leaving the cult and developing my career in mental health, helping teams think about their cultures, and importantly, helping leaders think about how to innovate their leadership style for the new world of work.
What's the impact you are making in organisations?
So for me and my team, the impact that we make within organisations is all about having a positive outlook on mental health. So we're about creating mentally healthy cultures. So not just thinking about what to do when people are struggling, but actually thinking about honest conversations, psychological safety, helping people do their best work, be creative, and importantly, helping leaders to teach their people to have environments where they can thrive.