The exhaustion and burn-out are real. What started as a couple of weeks to flatten the curve in 2020 has morphed into a never-ending marathon as the pandemic rages on. Now, more than ever, the mental health of workers should be at the forefront of companies focused on delivering the best products and the best services to their customers, because it’s hard to have a healthy business if you don’t first have a healthy workforce. In this webinar we discussed the steps teams can take to foster better work environments including: • Creating safe places for honest dialogue at work • Building trust in times of uncertainty • Encouraging self-care from a top-down approach, from the C-suite to the front line

1. A No-Fluff Practical Guide to Boosting Mental
Wellness in Your Workforce
TLNT.com
November 18. 2021
@RobinSchooling

2. Hello!
I’m Robin Schooling and I am ...
• an HR and Talent Advisor | consultant
• an HR blogger | podcaster at #DTHR
• a dog lover (Frank Lapidus, Mr. Crumples and Eddy von Schooling)
• a binge-watcher of “Below Deck” (all series | all seasons)
• working my way through the literary oeuvre of Lisa Jewell
• ... tired

3. The Path We’re On...

6. US$ 1 Trillion

7. World Health Organization
insufficient
health and safety
policies
poor
communication
and management
practices
limited
participation or
control over one’s
work
low levels of
support for
employees
inflexible
working hours
unclear tasks or
organizational
objectives
Work-Related
Risk Factors
for Health

8. to have a healthy business you
must have a healthy
workforce/workplace

9. Creating Safe Places Building Trust Encouraging Self Care
3 Key Areas

10. “Psychological safety describes a belief that neither the formal nor
informal consequences of interpersonal risks, like asking for help or
admitting a failure, will be punitive. In psychologically safe
environments, people believe that if they make a mistake or ask for
help, others will not react badly. Instead, candor is both allowed and
expected.” — Amy C. Edmondson
Creating Safe Places for Honest Dialogue

13. honest dialogue
candor
no recriminations

14. “assured reliance on the character, ability, strength or truth of
someone or something.”
Building Trust in Times of Uncertainty

15. “In the context of building a team, trust is the confidence among
team members that their peers’ intentions are good, and that there is
no reason to be protective or careful around the group. In essence,
teammates must get comfortable being vulnerable with one another”
– Patrick Lencioni
predictive vs. vulnerability-based trust

17. Communication Openness Accountability

18. Communication
location
timing
purpose
Openness
clarity
explanatory
Accountability
responsibility
model behavior
banish fear

19. “Don’t talk it. Walk it.”— Lars Ulrich
Encouraging Self-Care from the Top Down

20. Culture Policies Benefits

21. A Culture that Promotes Well-Being
• adapting the workplace environment
• understanding which motivations lead to action
• look to actions/initiatives taken by other organizations
• develop policies attuned to opportunities and needs
• build awareness of sources of support
World Economic Forum

24. Thanks!
you can find me at
@robinschooling
robin@peridusgroup.com