You Need A Strategy For Managing Your Employees’ Mental Health and Wellbeing

You Need A Strategy For Managing Your Employees’ Mental Health and Wellbeing

How to Help Employees Manage their Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work

Communicate with purpose, reframe negative events and look for early warnings.

By Joe Hirsch , Managing director, Semaca Partners@joemhirsch

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As Covid-19 continues to redefine the way leaders communicate within and beyond the office, many are reeling from a rise in workplace-related anxiety and stress. A recent  study  by Mind Share Partners, in partnership with Qualtrics and SAP, showed a decline in the mental health of nearly half of respondents since the onset of the pandemic. Nationwide, almost half of Americans report the coronavirus crisis is harming their mental health, according to  a Kaiser Family Foundation poll . 

While treatment of serious mental health concerns should be left to trained professionals, there are steps that every leader can take to alleviate the pandemic's toll on the overall