As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, we are exploring how mental health has hit an inflection point and will become the next big pandemic we need to face. From furloughs to home office to long working hours to a laundry list of external stressors, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought mental health care into sharp focus for employers. Besides providing respectable employment, basic benefits and safe working conditions, what else can leaders do to ensure their employees stay happy and healthy?
How Companies And Employees Can Face The Global Mental Health Crisis Together
Nearly half of U.S. workers have experienced mental health issues since Covid-19 began. A FlexJobs survey reported 56% of employees experienced burnout during the pandemic. Companies are realizing how mental and physical health go hand-in-hand, and one is equally as important as the other. Read what organizations and employees can do to support employee's mental health and how they can work together.
According to the WHO, long working hours are killing hundreds of thousands of people a year (745,000 in 2016). Read the first global study of its kind showing how long hours are linked to stroke and heart disease.
From valuing transparency to recognizing burnout, these B Corp HR Professionals share community-sourced tips for taking care of yourself and your team.
Don't fall into the trap of late-night ideation sessions and football table games. Follow this advice on staying mentally healthy at a fast-paced early-stage start-up.
Unconscious bias can affect how we support the people we work with. How can you check yourself before checking in on colleagues from marginalized groups?
Amazon is again leading the way in what NOT to do when supporting your employees. Marvelat their latest dystopian solution: AmaZen booths.
TOOLS | Tips & Inspo
Humans love to compare themselves and that can be bad for our mental health. Find out how you value and compare yourself to others in this small (and cute!) visual study.
Hosted by workplace happiness expert, Samantha Clarke, thispodcast aims to empower individuals and leaders with skills to have better work wellbeing conversations.
Read TrendWatching's latest Make→Shift report, Mindcraft. From mental strength-building tools to emotional workouts that put consumers through their paces, people are expecting brands to help them develop the emotional resilience they need to thrive in an uncertain and troubled world.
EVENTS | Hang Out With Us
Virtual Icebreakers
Connect with like-minded purpose-driven business professionals from around the world.
In today’s noisy impact ecosystem of entrepreneurs, celebrities, academics, innovators and investors, the critical role of the Intrapreneur too often gets overlooked. GIW is here to change that.
That’s right… We made a podcast! In each episode, we sit down with four business leaders to discuss where they started, how they got there and, of course, what’s driving them forward – all in the name of creating a more ethical world. Each episode is a snappy 30 minutes and is focused on one business element. In the first season, we chat about brand activism, giveback models, open hiring practices, transparent supply chains and more.
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