Clare 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.
Clare was one of the people asked to respond and the article can be read here
Some of the key points Clare discussed was
- 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
