People Management Magazine ‘problem solvers’

I was asked to contribute to ‘dear problem solvers’ section of the Spring 2023 People Management Magazine.

In this section,  readers send in a work issue or problem and three HR professionals are asked to respond. This months problem was about well being and mental health.

I was one of the people asked to respond and the article can be read here

Some of the key points I discussed were

• role modelling well being practice

• checking for signs of burnout within the HR team

• Manage boundaries to help support well being of HR team and leaders

• Consider what well being initiatives are in place

• What well being initiatives can be achieved in terms of budgets, values, skills and time

• create space to listen to what employees want and need

• Use questionnaires or focus groups to research what support people need

• approach with a curious mindset so that you are open to understanding what others may need