Throughout May, we’re sharing tips for promoting wellbeing. This week, we’re spotlighting a mix of emotional and physical wellbeing with Mollie Deskin, Marketing Project Manager!
Mollie joined L&P two years ago as a social media marketing intern. After a four-month internship, she transitioned to her current role. We asked her to share about work, preventing burnout, and her wellness journey.
What do you do as a Marketing Project Manager, and what do you enjoy most about your role?
I work closely with Creative Services and our business units to strategize for and execute tradeshows, as well as various marketing projects.
What I enjoy most is the creative problem solving! There’s no shortage of hurdles to jump over when pulling off a marketing campaign, and I feel fortunate that every day presents opportunities to strengthen my ability to remain solutions-oriented and push my projects forward.
Also, traveling to events is enjoyable because it allows me to see my colleagues, clients, and the final product in person. This helps reinforce the “why” around the work that I produce and always leaves me feeling recharged!
How do you prevent burnout at work?
I prevent burnout at work by adhering to a wellness routine! Having something that I’m passionate about and dedicated to outside of work prevents me from obsessing about my 9-5 job in an unhealthy way. My wellness routine involves movement, mindfulness, spending time in nature, and continuing to learn about things that interest me.
If I’m overwhelmed with work and feel I need a reset that goes beyond what my wellness routine can offer, there are three questions I contemplate that leave me feeling reenergized and realigned:
What do I want?
Why do I want it?
How am I going to get there?
What’s a piece of your wellness journey that has positively impacted your life?
The physical training that has impacted all aspects of my life, especially my work life, is posture training. To even call it posture training feels like a disservice because it encompasses so much more than training to “not slouch.”
Posture training involves releasing fascial tension, becoming aware of the relationship between the rib cage and pelvic bone, understanding how the diaphragm supports alignment, and, ultimately, creating a physical environment for your nervous system to be in a relaxed state. Without good posture, we don’t move well, breathe well, and therefore leave so much on the table in terms of supporting our overall health and wellbeing. Having this knowledge is liberating because it gives me tools to support the longevity of my mind and body and to continue showing up for family, friends, coworkers, and, of course, my dog, Kashi.
At L&P, we believe that caring about our colleagues’ wellbeing is the right thing to do – it’s one of the ways we put people first. Wellbeing is multifaceted, so we support our colleagues in many ways to help promote happy, healthy, and productive teams.
While specific benefits vary worldwide and are based on regional practices, we offer competitive benefits for our colleagues and their families in all geographies where we do business. In the United States, for example, we are proud to offer many benefits that promote wellbeing, including health benefits, counseling through an employee assistance program, flexible hours, remote and hybrid work arrangements, income protection benefits, a retirement savings plan, and paid time off. We also offer learning and development opportunities across our company.
This month on L&P social, we look forward to sharing some ways to promote wellbeing with you!
Congratulations to L&P Automotive India for reaching 18 years of service!
The team recently gathered to celebrate their branch’s anniversary milestone, their achievements, and that eighty-one of their colleagues have been with the branch for five years or more.
Thank you to L&P Automotive India for doing great work together!
Check out some of the photos from their celebration below:
L&P Flooring Products uses more than 100 million pounds of post-industrial and post-consumer Flexible Polyurethane Foam scrap per year to produce their foam flooring underlayment products, reducing landfill burden and conserving resources.
Post-industrial waste is generated from block manufacture and trimming scraps during the fabrication of products such as mattresses, upholstered furniture, and automotive seating. Post-consumer waste comes from end-of-life upholstered furniture, mattresses, carpet cushion, and automotive interior parts.
By repurposing post-industrial and post-consumer scrap, L&P Flooring Products not only creates functional foam products but also honors our commitment to a greener, more sustainable future.
Throughout April, we’ve been sharing impactful tips to practice at home or work so we can all do our part to promote a greener future. By taking small actions together, we can make a big difference for our planet.
This week, we’re sharing how connecting with nature can promote sustainable habits!
April 24 is Administrative Professionals Day, and we want to say thank you to our amazing admin colleagues at L&P! You truly do everything – you keep us connected, organized, paid, and so much more.
Throughout April, we’re sharing impactful tips to practice at home or work so we can all do our part to promote a greener future. By taking small actions together, we can make a big difference for our planet.
This week, we are sharing simple ways to reduce food waste!
Earth Day is a time to celebrate our planet and renew our commitment to sustainability. At L&P, our goal is to make Earth Day every day. This year, Leggett & Platt has much to be proud of – we completed and plan to share our first Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) inventory covering 2019-2022. Companywide milestones such as this and efforts at our branches contribute to our strides in reducing our environmental footprint.
Throughout Earth Month, we’ve featured a “Sustainability Focus of the Week,” where we’ve highlighted our sustainability efforts and shared simple yet impactful tips to practice at home or work so we can all do our part to promote a greener future.
The theme of this year’s Earth Day is Planet vs. Plastics. Did you know that by 2050, it is estimated that there will be more plastic than fish (by weight) in the ocean? Here are some ways we can all try to avoid using single-use plastics:
Carry a reusable water bottle or coffee cup
Bring your own utensils instead of using plastic cutlery
Reuse plastic bags whenever possible
Try to avoid buying food sold in excess plastic packaging
By taking small actions together, we can make a big difference for our planet!