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: Managing Failure
How to spot a perfectionist – and what to do if you are one
The pursuit of flawlessness can cause problems for managers and their teams. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls of perfectionism
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Topic: Trust
Building trust: Elevating wellbeing and inclusion
It’s time to delve into the core of transformative leadership — trustworthiness.
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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
Wellbeing: How to help your team attain it — and maintain it
Wellbeing at work is a manager’s responsibility – here’s a set of daily practices you can encourage your team to try in 2024
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Topic: Support and Wellbeing
How to support your staff with caring responsibilities
Three in five people in the UK will care for someone at some point in their lives. Here’s what managers need to consider
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Topic: Support and Wellbeing
Why is everyone so busy, and what can managers do about it?
Post-pandemic ‘busy-ness’ can be a serious problem. Here’s how to stop your team being overloaded, overwhelmed and over it
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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
Is your business guilty of wellbeing washing?
Here’s how to ensure that your wellbeing policy is truly addressing the needs of employees
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Topic: Support and Wellbeing
Grief at work: How you can help colleagues through loss
People respond to loss in different ways. Here’s how managers can help their employees manage their grief
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Topic: Equality and Diversity
Why shared parental leave matters (and how to make it work)
Boosting the popularity of shared parental leave benefits everyone in the workplace – not just women
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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