Welcome to the Evolvepreneur (After Hours) Show
I am your Special Host Richard Wray
Join me today where we dig deep with our guests and get you the best concepts and strategies to fast-track your business.
My very special guest today is Donna Groves ...
Donna Groves has worked for 30 years in male-dominated infrastructure and construction fields. She faced significant challenges as often the only woman on work sites. Donna realized her own perfectionism and relentless drive were negatively impacting her team's well-being. She implemented changes like flexibility, wellness programs, and celebrations to improve work-life balance. Donna now helps other construction companies adopt such well-being initiatives. Pilot programs showed reductions in sick leave and better health metrics. Qualitatively, workers reported being happier and more productive while working less. Donna's efforts have helped challenge the traditionally poor work culture and high stress levels in the construction industry. She is now passing on these lessons to help entire communities impacted by major projects.
Key Moments:
- Donna has had a long career in male-dominated infrastructure and construction, facing challenges as one of the few women in the industry.
- In the past, she experienced discrimination like Christmas parties at strip clubs and naked women on workplace walls.
- Through determination and battling "each little moment," she was able to advance her career but found the environment physically and emotionally dangerous at times.
- During COVID, Donna recognized her own perfectionism and drive were negatively impacting her team's well-being.
- She implemented changes like flexibility, wellness programs, celebrations and daily meetings to improve team culture.
- Metrics showed the programs reduced sick leave and improved health indicators like blood pressure and weight.
- Workers reported being happier, less stressed, and achieving better work-life balance.
- Donna now helps other construction firms implement similar well-being programs.
- The programs have social benefits like improving community wellness.
- A priority is helping leaders accept well-being's importance given construction's high suicide and health risks.
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