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: Mental Health and Wellbeing
Front of Mind – Protect your positive mental health
Learn and practice simple strategies / techniques that can help you build and protect your positive mental health.
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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
How to help your team thrive in 2021
CMI has launched a new wellbeing toolkit to enable you to boost the mental health of yourself and your team
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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
How to spot the signs of disconnection and loneliness
Many of our colleagues may not be able to spend the holiday season with loved ones. How can we help them feel more connected?
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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
Four expert tips for improving your team’s sense of connection
We’re nearing the end of a particularly difficult year – but that doesn’t mean we can stop paying attention to mental health
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Topic: Personal Development
What type of pioneer are you?
Using data from hundreds of interviews, this leader has identified four types of pioneer. How does your style compare
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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
How to raise the emotional intelligence of your team
Managers get stuff done. But do you wonder how smoother that might be if your team’s emotional intelligence increased?
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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
Here’s your five-point personal wellbeing watchlist
Five tried-and-tested techniques to look after your own and your team’s wellbeing day-to-day – by a top psychology consultant
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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
My experiences of managing colleagues with poor mental health
I’ve managed teams previously who have gone through periods of poor mental health. Here’s what I’ve learned
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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