Mental Health & Wellbeing

Take control of your and your team's wellbeing

Now is the time for making allowances, being kind, and making sure you can spot the signs of stress in yourself and your team. This page is here to act as a resource for managers and leaders to help you step up and support in these unprecedented times.

It's ok to not be ok

The pandemic has exacerbated stress in the workplace, so how do we manage our own mental health and spot the signs in those around us? Listen to what our expert panel had to say at our recent event.

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72% of employees rate wellbeing as a top priority for management
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1 in 5 students have a diagnosed mental health problem
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Only 4 in 10 employers have a formalised mental health and wellbeing strategy

Resources and Insights

Practical tools and tips for supporting yourself and your team.

Here are some tools, tips and templates that offer practical advice for adapting and managing change. A few key resources on other sites have been listed to the right, while CMI's own resources can be found linked below.

You can find more insights and resources on our Covid-19 Page.

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

EDI: tips from a transgender advocate

At the 31st Crystal Lecture, transgender advocate Nate Ethan Watson shared how leaders can be more inclusive

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Topic: Personal Development

“I’m passionate about ensuring young people are properly supported”

Deborah Collier CMgr FCMI, Chartered Manager of the Week, shares how her curiosity has taken her career in many directions

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Topic: Personal Development

Five practices to help prioritise and nurture your ‘self’

Personal performance coach Mikaela Jackson provides self-prioritisation techniques to help you realise your potential

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Topic: Personal Development

Curiosity, courage and the ADHD mind

Why we need to rethink leadership through a neurodivergent lens

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Why DEI should be treated like finance

Paolo Gaudiano explains why DEI should provide tools to help leaders monitor the ‘people health’ of their organisation

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Topic: Employee Engagement

How to lead with strength and authenticity amid uncertainty

Four tips to help leaders sustain high-performing teams during uncertainty, without sacrificing authenticity or wellbeing

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Topic: Flexibility

Employers must better support carers and parents of SEND children

Too few organisations have cultures that recognise the complexity of modern caregiving, writes Sarah Gardner BEM CMgr FCMI

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Topic: Neurodiversity

Leading with empathy: building psychological safety for neurodiverse teams

Effective leaders of the future will design systems that work for everybody, not just those who already fit the mould

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The Better Managers Manual

Managing the New Normal

The #BetterManagers Manual offers a practical guide to navigating the impacts of Covid-19 for managers and leaders.

To support managers and leaders as they navigate this crisis - both for themselves and for those they manage - we have assembled a set of tried-and-tested tools and resources brought together through five key themes: flexible working; crisis management; mental health and wellbeing; the new employment landscape; and good governance.

Download the manual