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
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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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
What managers need to know about anxiety
For Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re talking about anxiety and managers’ role in supporting their staff
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Topic: Support and Wellbeing
Loneliness – a new management phenomenon
New CMI research finds more than half of UK managers struggle with loneliness. Here’s how make remote work less isolating
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Topic: Personal Development
Emotional intelligence and empathy in the workplace: a deep dive
EQ is vital for building and managing relationships at work, here’s how to improve it
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Topic: Support and Wellbeing
How to stomp the Sunday Scaries out of your team
The Monday blues can be a sign of serious cultural issues – and can have a devastating impact on retention and productivity
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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing
How to balance team wellbeing and productivity? – Advice from the Experts
“Teams who feel safe and connected work better together,” says Mental Health First Aid England
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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