Liberty Specialty Markets Pauline McNulty backs mental health tailblazer, InsideOut’s 2019 LeaderBoard

A Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) executive is aiming to break the stigma around mental ill-health at work by talking about her own experiences as part of a pro-active mental health initiative.

Pauline McNulty, Liberty Specialty Markets’ (LSM) executive programme director, is one of a number of senior leaders who will act as positive mental health role models by taking part in the 2019 LeaderBoard, organised by InsideOut.

InsideOut said the LeaderBoard celebrated trailblazing senior leaders involved in making people feel more comfortable talking about mental ill-health. The initiative aims to support wider cultural change to help employees proactively manage their mental wellbeing.

McNulty said: “I believe that promoting good mental health is a vital ingredient of the kind of open and honest work environment in which people can really thrive. That’s why it’s so important for me to talk about it at a personal level.

“From my teenage years onwards, I have experienced depressive periods and times of extreme stress. I also grew up experiencing an older sibling’s struggle with schizophrenia. In addition to being a sponsor of the London-based This Is Me campaign, my decision to speak about this has led others to feel they can be more open and LSM being more proactive in telling people what support we can provide.”

LSM president and managing director Matthew Moore said: “We’re proud of Pauline and the proactive stance she’s taken on mental health matters. This is new territory for many organisations, so at Liberty, we’re doing our utmost to incorporate mental wellbeing into our thinking and culture. It has to be a positive step for both businesses and their people.”

InsideOut was founded in 2017 by Rob Stephenson, who experiences bipolar disorder. The initiative was created as a direct response to the Stevenson-Farmer report, which found that more than 300,000 people lose their jobs every year due to mental ill-health.

Other executives on the LeaderBoard are from Cicero, Deloitte, HSBC, PwC, LandSec, Three and Unilever among others.

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