This post is part of our series on The 5 Evidence-based Foundations of a Mentally Healthy Workplace. What is a ‘community mindset’? Community mindset refers to an overarching attitude where people share a sense of belonging to a group, and work together for both individual and overall group success. What does community mindset look like in the workplace? As ‘community … Read More
Why Your Management Team Needs a Strengths-Based Approach
This post is part of our series on The 5 Evidence-based Foundations of a Mentally Healthy Workplace. What is strengths-based management? Put simply, strengths-based management is where leaders put the main focus on employee strengths rather than shortcomings. This does not mean shortcomings are not addressed; rather they are approached as areas for improvement or professional goals. A strengths-based leader … Read More
The 5 Evidence-based Foundations of a Mentally Healthy Workplace
With frequent talk of “work-life-balance” encouraging more personal time to improve mental health, it is easy to forget the ‘work’ part of the equation. Mental health does not completely shift according to each context or setting we step into. Rather, mental health is fluid, with effects from one setting flowing through and impacting all others. With the average full-time employee spending … Read More