Ana’s story is great, and I encourage you to go read it, and especially to understand what she says about the importance of putting a face on survival. But this quote is one that I think resonates with what I see in the modern workplace, and not favorably. “Leadership styles that foster respect, humanity and…
I think the key word in this quote is uninterrupted. “Employees don’t need the five-day workweek, according to a Monday report from the Workforce Institute at Kronos and Future Workplace. Nearly half (45%) of full-time workers said it takes less than five hours a day to do their job if they work uninterrupted, while 72%…
https://psychcentral.com/blog/tpcs-podcast-mental-health-in-the-workplace/ I have listened to this podcast a couple of times now, because I wanted to put my finger on something that has bothered me about it. During the podcast, Gabe Howard describes being let go from a job that he was very good at, because his coworkers saw him getting accommodations for his illness…
This doesn’t surprise me, and I’m sure the numbers in the US would be similar, maybe even lower. Just 17 percent of UK managers feel “very confident” in ability to support colleagues experiencing mental health issues. A shocking proportion of managers in the UK workforce have never received training to equip them with the skills needed to spot mental…
There’s a lot of good stuff in here for managers, and CEOs and anyone who has people who work for them, but I wanted to highlight this one: 2. Really have your employees’ backs. With mental health issues so common, it’s not a matter of if your employees will ever need support, it’s a matter…
I think Sarah makes a great point about how we should just all be more aware of the mental health state of the people around us. It just so happens that for most adults, the people who are around much more than anyone else, are the people they work for and with. “As a licensed…