Supporting employees | New leadership skills for a new workplace culture

Leaders are in a crucial position to be able to support employee mental health, however, according to the CIPD health and wellbeing survey at work (2022), only 38% of HR staff think managers in their organisation are confident enough to have conversations around mental health and signpost to support.

Workforce wellbeing and managing change

In an age where mental health support at work is vital and employees are struggling more than ever before, HR teams are needing to equip their leaders with new skills and resources to be able to offer better support.

Most HR professionals recognised long ago that dictatorial or authoritarian leadership doesn’t do teams any good, and that we need conscious, creative, and curious leaders. But now, in a fast changing world, it’s time to go one step further. To support staff in coping with change, we need leaders to genuinely care and understand their staff by being:

• Skilled in empathy and compassion

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