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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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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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
Long-Covid: Why we could all be better leaders after the crisis
With hindsight, being a manager was straightforward when we were together in workplaces..
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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
Should senior managers check in with people who aren’t their direct reports?
We’re encouraged to dial up our empathy and check in with employees but how do you do this without treading on managers toes?
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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
Time to lose the ‘paraphernalia’ of management
In the build-up to the release of CMI’s ‘Management Transformed’, I spoke with one of Britain’s top management commentators
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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
Bridging the great disconnect
Remote working means many employees feel disconnected. Time to talk the new leadership challenges with Angela Noon CMgr CCMI
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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
“You’re not on auto-pilot”: How to consciously design your life
You can ditch unwanted habits (even unwanted connections) and take time to reflect and set new objectives – here’s how
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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