• Posted on Aug 5, 2023

😷 Since the pandemic we have rushed to pull together wellness resources for our people. Some employers created specialty websites with links to fancy articles, hired wellness staff, or beefed up their EAP workshops.

We continue to want our people to be aware of available resources that support their mental health and well-being.

I think this is all good, but not great.

A new Workforce Institute report at UKG found that “𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 than therapists or doctors, and an influence equal to spouses and partners.”

For the type of deep, meaningful, and lasting impact we want for our people – we need to reframe the employee mental wellness conversation. We are empowering our staff, yet forgetting about the huge 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗲’𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀.

I agree with this report. I believe managers are the front lines of co-creating a culture of care.

Our folks are more productive and engaged when they are healthy and feel safe at work.

Training managers how to stay connected with their team in a hybrid or fully remote environment, building trust, and offering practical workplace-appropriate mental health conversation training is a great investment for values based organizations that aim to make the world a better place.

Training such as “Mental Health first Aid” from the National Council for Mental Well-being or other “mental health at work” type training for managers on how to support their staff are great places to start.

Many managers are afraid to have conversations they know they need to have because they’re anxious about “stepping out of bounds”. Support managers with the training they need so they don’t ignore important indicators or fumble when it matters most.

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