‘Burn out’ is exhaustion which occurs as a result of excessive demands on energy, strength, or resources. It is usually experienced as physical, mental and emotional debilitation and is often caused by a stressful job.
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Mental Health at Work training involves coaching line managers and HR staff so that they’re able to spot signs of stress in their teams and provide timely and appropriate support to employees.
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Time To Talk day happens every year in February and provides an excellent opportunity for businesses across the UK to encourage their staff to talk about mental health. 31% of people have experienced mental health issues at work. Tragically, some still feel ashamed to tell their colleagues how they feel and therefore don’t get the support they need.
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Feeling happy at work is important for everyone. To ensure that teams are enjoying themselves every day and coming into the office with a renewed sense of purpose and energy, it is important to adjust your office culture to their needs, so that each team member is able to thrive.
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It’s that time of year again. Orders for Christmas jumpers are being placed, venues are being booked and your whole team is preparing to make this year’s Christmas social 10x better than last year’s.
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Anyone starting a new role is always going to be a bit nervous. Being surrounded by a supportive team will help you loads as you settle into your new position. However, even when you’re surrounded by a great team, it can be difficult to adjust to a brand-new working environment.
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In April 2018, Bristol University student Natasha Abrahart was found dead. She had taken her own life. She was one of ten students at this university alone who took their own lives over an eighteen-month period from the winter of 2016 to the spring of 2018.
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Being World Mental Health Day, today is a great opportunity to draw attention to aspects of mental ill-health which often go unseen in the workplace.
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Sometimes, physical illness requires a member of staff to take time off work to recuperate. The same is also true of mental ill-health. It is crucial that individuals treat staff who are off work due to mental ill-health in exactly the same way as they would treat that staff member if they missed work while recovering from a broken arm.
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When you finish your working day, do you feel like you have accomplished what you wanted to? That you were as creative and efficient as you could have possibly been? Or do you have days where you leave work, with unfinished projects in your wake, feeling like you could have done so much more with your time?
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