In many countries, depending on the size of your company, it is often mandatory to have a risk assessment protocol written down for anything that has to do with the safety of your staff, both physical and mental. While it may seem relatively easy to list potential accidents, it can be rather tricky to assess… Continue reading Workplace Mental Health Risk Assessment Template
BEST PRACTICES FOR EMPLOYEES Improving our mental health does not always mean seeing a therapist (even though it’s a great thing to do!). There are a few easy things we can do daily to help with our overall well-being at the office (and outside). Here are our 11 favorites best practices, quick and easy! 1.… Continue reading Workplace mental health best practices
First aid is most often heard in the context of medical attention: the support administered right after an injury, on location, before the person can be taken to professionals and treated thoroughly. But first aid can, and should, also exist for mental health. However, while it is “easy” to spot an open wound, mental health struggles are… Continue reading Workplace mental health first aid
Toxicity is one of the 4 Workplace’s sins according to Adam Grant. He defines it as a company that chooses to value results over everything else, at all costs. Which often means the behaviors don’t matter as long as the numbers are good. Yelling, bullying, belittling, micromanaging, gossiping, etc. are all signs that something is toxic in… Continue reading Don’t You Know That You’re Toxic?
Despite what we’ve seen in movies and literature in the 1990s and early 2000s, One does not need to be loud and extrovert to be a respected and efficient leader. If we look good enough, we are seeing a shift. Gone (or going) are the day’s leaders were expected to show up, lay out the vision, and… Continue reading The Power of Quiet Leadership
On paper or in reality, well-being and mental health are becoming priorities for many companies nowadays. But when it comes to giving managers the right knowledge and tools, surveys show that very few are properly trained to handle what is now expected of them. A BETTER MENTAL HEALTH CULTURE AT WORK STARTS WITH PROPER TRAINING A September… Continue reading Workplace mental health training for managers
Passion might be what starts a lot of companies. ROI and KPIs are what drives them. We get it. Especially in times like these, it is essential to understand what we get out of our investments. We also get that when we talk about “mental health,” we often think of” feelings and emotions,” which can make… Continue reading 6 employee mental health statistics that will make you take mental health seriously
The following might sound overdramatic, but it is based on the real case:It is Dec 5th, 2023. You are trying to book an appointment with a mental health specialist covered by your insurance online. You cannot believe your eyes; the next available appointment is Dec 6th! You booked it right away. Relieved. You receive the confirmation;… Continue reading MENTAL HEALTH: BEYOND THE LIMITS OF CORPORATE INSURANCE
Humans are designed quite efficiently. Few functions or features are superfluous. Even stress is an emotion that serves a purpose: detecting threats and sensing danger or change, vital skills in a caveman (and woman) world. To be fair, those skills are still very valuable today. The problem is that we haven’t evolved as fast as… Continue reading 4 tips for employees to reduce Stress and anxiety in the workplace
Sometimes all we need is a break, but the weekend seems so far out of reach.And yet all we can think of is a break from the routine, the workplace, the colleagues, and the mental load. Sometimes the daily meditation, the breathing exercise, and the break throughout the day have not worked their magic, and we… Continue reading The many perks of mental health days
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