Employee Health and Wellbeing Helping Manage Employee Mental Health – 7th March 2021

Here are a few tips to encourage your employees to help themselves to improve their mental health:

Remember to have social time with your colleagues or water cooler moments – Set up a regular virtual coffee
Take regular breaks – You need more recovery time at the moment so don’t push yourself
Ask for help (e.g., with IT etc) and if you are struggling – A colleague or a friend may be able to help
Use video calls – It’s better to see someone than just speak to them as it helps you feel more connected
Look at what you can control and focus on that not what you can’t control – Covey’s spheres of influence helps here. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj8dmSgQa1c – NB there are ads at the start
Accept what you can’t change – If you are worrying about something ask yourself if you can actually do something about it. If not, try and force it out of your mind
Have some ‘me’ time – Do something fun, creative or just plain relaxing

For guidance on helping your employees improve their mental wellbeing contact