The world is currently facing a huge mental health crisis following the pandemic. Levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and emotional exhaustions have all sharply risen. With knowledge work accounting most of the work done these days, a worker’s mental state is vital to his or her performance and productivity. As a leader, how do you know if a drop in performance is signalling that an employee is facing a mental health issue? What are the signs that an employee needs help, and how do you broach the topic of mental health with your team? How do you protect the mental health of your people so that they can continue to perform at their positions without burnout?
 
Takeaways:

• Understand the mental health challenges faced by your employees right now

• Learn how to distinguish between poor performance due to mental health from poor performance due to other causes

• Discover how you can safely broach the topic of mental health with your team

• Find out what you can do to support the mental health of your people so that they remain resilient