Post by account_disabled on Jan 9, 2024 1:58:29 GMT -5
This piece is based on a DMI webinar on mental wellbeing. If you have concerns about your own mental wellbeing, you should consider getting professional advice (such as a doctor or therapist) on how to best address your own particular situation. Mental health is a workplace issue Issues around mental wellbeing can arise in any workplace. However, we tend to treat them very differently to any other workplace issue. For example, employees may have no problem telling their boss that they have a stomach upset or are otherwise physically unwell.
But they may be reluctant to admit when they are feeling stressed or Phone Number experiencing symptoms related to stress. Encouraging employees to be open about their mental health concerns is an essential ingredient of a healthy, positive corporate culture. Not too young to burn out It is often expected that younger people can better handle stress and ‘get on with things’: perhaps as people assume they have more energy and fewer responsibilities than older colleagues. However, research by the US National Library for Medicine (2020) found that burnout could start as early as 32 years of age. As the stigma around workplace stress begins to fade in current times, employees of any age should feel comfortable about raising their mental wellbeing issues with their managers. What is burnout? According to the is: A syndrome
IPt can negatively impact performance and affect a person’s mental health. Left unchecked, chronic stress can lead to burnout. Not successfully managed: Once acknowledged, stress can be successfully managed. Both the employee and the manager or organization have a role to play in this.conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. Let’s unpack that definition: Chronic workplace stress: Every job involves a certain amount of stress, and indeed a healthy level of stress can spur people on to perform better. However, when that stress becomes persistent (chronic) and toxic,
But they may be reluctant to admit when they are feeling stressed or Phone Number experiencing symptoms related to stress. Encouraging employees to be open about their mental health concerns is an essential ingredient of a healthy, positive corporate culture. Not too young to burn out It is often expected that younger people can better handle stress and ‘get on with things’: perhaps as people assume they have more energy and fewer responsibilities than older colleagues. However, research by the US National Library for Medicine (2020) found that burnout could start as early as 32 years of age. As the stigma around workplace stress begins to fade in current times, employees of any age should feel comfortable about raising their mental wellbeing issues with their managers. What is burnout? According to the is: A syndrome
IPt can negatively impact performance and affect a person’s mental health. Left unchecked, chronic stress can lead to burnout. Not successfully managed: Once acknowledged, stress can be successfully managed. Both the employee and the manager or organization have a role to play in this.conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. Let’s unpack that definition: Chronic workplace stress: Every job involves a certain amount of stress, and indeed a healthy level of stress can spur people on to perform better. However, when that stress becomes persistent (chronic) and toxic,