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.
72% of employees rate wellbeing as a top priority for management
1 in 5 students have a diagnosed mental health problem
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.
Mental Health Alliance’s Podcast
Poppy Jaman, CEO of MHA, discusses the New Normal and taking care of our mental health
NHS’s 5 Steps to Mental Wellbeing
Consider these five steps to mental wellbeing from the NHS
Health and Wellbeing during Coronavirus
The government's guidance on mental health and wellbeing duringthe Covid-19 outbreak
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Topic: Equality and Diversity
Neurodivergence can be a superpower, if managers create the right conditions
Neurodivergence should be harnessed for its many benefits – which requires managers to create more balanced, open teams
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Topic: Workplace Culture
Are workcations the solution to burnout?
They can give employees much-needed space to think, but workcations come with a host of practical implications for managers
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Topic: Productivity
The post-summer blues are here. How can you help your team through them?
How to rally your team’s morale as the days get shorter
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Topic: Personal Development
When did you realise you couldn’t “wing it” as a manager?
One Chartered Manager shares a crucial turning point in her career
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Topic: Productivity
Highlights – 5 September
Today’s management challenges: happiness, generation gaps and “cocky” employees
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Topic: Personal Development
Happiness at work – why it matters and how managers play a vital role
Six lessons in building a happy workforce from the former CMI president and managing director of Waitrose
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Topic: Productivity
Active improvements: why exercising at work matters
Two Chartered Managers share their tips for getting teams moving – even when they’re working at home…
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Topic: Workplace Culture
Workplace bullying: how to spot it and what to do about it
Are you alert to the signs that a team member could be being bullied? Managers need to spot it and put in place mitigations.
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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