It's all about mental health awareness.

6. 8 Ways Managers Can
Support Employees’ Mental
Health

7. 1 Be
Vulnerable

8. • Being vulnerable as a
leader involves a change in
mindset that enables you
to see through the eyes of
the people you lead. By
doing so, you invite them to
become the drivers of the
conversation. The result is
that people become more
involved and invested.

10. 2
Model
Healthy
behaviors

11. • Don’t just say you support mental health, model it so
that your team members feel they can prioritize self-
care and set boundaries.
Healthy behavior changes can target a person’s physical, emotional, or social
health. Some examples of habits to improve mental health include:
Getting proper exercise
Eating nutritious foods
Practicing good sleep hygiene
Socializing with supportive friends and family
Taking medications as prescribed
Practicing mindfulness or meditation
Talking about your emotions

12. 3
Build a
culture of
connection
through
check-ins

13. • Go beyond a simple “How are
you?” and ask specific questions
about what supports would be
helpful. Wait for the full answer.
Really listen, and encourage
questions and concerns. Of
course, be careful not to be
overbearing; that could signal a
lack of trust or a desire to
micromanage.

14. 4
Offer
flexibility
and be
inclusive

15. • Expect that the situation,
your team’s needs, and
your own needs will
continue to change.
• Check in regularly —
particularly at transition
points. You can help
problem-solve any issues
that come up only if you
know what’s happening.

16. 5
Communicate
more than
you think you
need to

17. • Make sure you keep your
team informed about any
organizational changes or
updates. Clarify any
modified work hours and
norms.

18. 6 Invest in
training

19. • Prioritize proactive and
preventive workplace mental
health training for leaders,
managers, and individual
contributors.

20. 7
Modify
policies
and
practices

21. • Be as generous and
flexible as possible in
updating policies and
practices in reaction to the
pandemic and civil unrest.

22. 8 Measure

23. • Ensuring accountability doesn’t have to
be complicated; it can be handled in a
simple pulse survey done regularly to
understand how people are doing now
and over time.

24. Summary
8 Ways Managers Can Support Employees’
Mental Health
1. Be vulnerable
2. Modify healthy behaviors
3. Build a culture of connection through
check-ins
4. Offer flexibility and be inclusive
5. Communicate more than you think you
need to
6. Invest in training
7. Modify policies and practices
8. Measure

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