Supporting health and well-being
We are responsible and collaborative leaders.
We work safely and look out for each other. We care for our people and support each other.
Through ongoing conversations and observing our team members reactions and responses, we recognise when team members are being challenged, identify early warning signs of stress and encourage and support our people in dealing with their concerns.
As leaders, we can help raise our team members awareness and knowledge of mental health problems in the workplace and how to access our Employee Assistance Programs.
Check the hints and tips section for practical input to your conversations.
Match the Tool
to Your Need
Stress is not always bad and can help us perform better. However too much stress can have negative impacts on us. Learn more about how to Recognise the signs of stress in yourself and others so that you can take action to help.
Use the Skill/Will matrix to understand the best way to support your team member and keep challenge at a healthy level.
Help your team members take control of their well-being by encouraging them to prepare a Well-being@work plan.
Encourage individuals to use What’s in your control to gain an understanding of those areas that they can and cannot influence and control.
You know the people in your team and you may notice changes in them. Identify early signs of mental health distress using the Recognise signs of mental illness.
Family and Domestic Violence (FDV) is not just an “at-home” or private matter, sometimes you may observe changes in a team member’s behaviour in the workplace. Use the Recognise the signs of Family and Domestic Violence tool to help identify some of the behaviours that can indicate this is impacting your team member.
Tools, Guides
& Resources
Tools:
- Recognise the signs of stress
- Skill/Will matrix
- Well-being@work plan
- What’s in your control
- Recognise the signs of mental illness
Other areas that might help:
Hints and Tips
- Watch out for these signs of stress in yourself and your team members.
- Working too hard. When times are tough, we tend to double our efforts. Putting in very long days on a regular basis will tire you out and render you ineffective.
- Loss of self. Stress can cause us to withdraw or do things out of character. If you’re losing your personality or skipping things that used to be important to you, step back and evaluate your stress level.
- Encourage your team members to understand their priorities and make sure they make them known.