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Health & Wellness
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the mere thought of multitasking can workplace safety. make it possible for others to
negatively play on our mental health, Visser urges all business owners and take the first step too.
creating what is often referred to as organisations to implement proactive
scattered brain syndrome or attention mental health support by: 4. Learning to recognise and
deficit disorder. 1. Breaking the stigma acknowledge the needs
surrounding mental health: of your team: Often our real needs
This essentially means that distractions Everyone needs to know that it hide behind our complaints
make it difficult for us to stay in the is ok, not to feel ok. and frustrations. Listening more
present moment, to concentrate or closely can be a huge help in
to switch off. Taking small steps like 2. Creating a safe working space: identifying the needs and cries
silencing the notifications on your It’s scary to open up, to share for help behind the words.
device, journaling your feelings on your feelings and talk about
paper, and making a physical and something that is personal
permanent visual to-do-list that you to you as it makes you feel 5. Consider coaching support:
can work through systematically, one vulnerable. Employees need There are organisations, like
item at a time, can really help improve to feel comfortable to talk We Do Change, that can
your focus and productivity and reduce about their mental health, help your team navigate and
the feeling of being overwhelmed and feel supported and know how manage their interpersonal
disorganised. to ask for help, so ensure the relationships and improve their
working environment caters ways of working for the better.
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF AN EMPLOYER for this. Extra coaching can do wonders
Providing the right support for in encouraging personal
employees who suffer from mental 3. Being a mental health growth and enhancing team
health issues is important for businesses advocate: Managers tend to productivity. It’s also great for
of all shapes and sizes. There is plenty model the behaviour they wish boosting morale and improving
of research that shows that poor mental to see in their organisation general employee wellness.
health can lead to a whole host of issues when it comes to working To read more about WE DO
in the workplace, such as decreased hard and being honest and CHANGE or to engage with one of
productivity, unhealthy working punctual, so why not make their experts visit:
relationships between colleagues and space for mental health too? By www.wedochange.io or
increased sick-related absenteeism. going first and addressing your email: info@wedochange.io
It can also greatly compromise own mental health issues, you

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