Innovative business-school course helps entrepreneurs tackle mental-health challenges GlobeBusiness
“I’ve seen what happens when someone doesn’t have those pro-active skills,” said Rachel Clarke, the program co-ordinator for the Master of Technology Management and Entrepreneurship degree program and the driving force behind the new course. “I work in the startup community and there’s been a lot of talk about founder mental-health challenges.”
Their businesses were also suffering, with nearly half of respondents saying their mental-health problems were affecting their ability to function at work. In 2017, he and his team surveyed 500 Canadian entrepreneurs and conducted in-depth personal interviews with nearly 100 of them. He found that entrepreneurs were far more likely than most Canadians to report poor mental health.Mr. DeVenney’s research also highlighted a key trend that Entrepreneurial Resilience seeks to address: Stressed-out entrepreneurs tend to withdraw from their relationships and see a weakening of social ties.
Ms. Clarke and Mr. MacLean teach the course together, and Ms. Clarke says that her own background in the business world and as an entrepreneur help inform her understanding of students’ needs. She is also the co-owner of a Simmons Mattress Gallery in Fredericton.The students are encouraged to share their thoughts on the course material and discuss their progress during class. They are also offered practical instruction, such as advice on how to make new social connections – an area that Ms.
For example, students may be asked to attend a social event as a way to practise cultivating the types of interpersonal ties that can prevent them from becoming isolated as they work on their businesses.
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