We need a HR (Human Resources) revolution when dealing with mental health and well-being! Our current HR approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing doesn’t work! If anything, it’s harmful! Why is it harmful you may ask? It’s like ‘applying a sticking plaster with a hammer’. It hurts like hell, and it doesn’t work! Let me explain what the problem is, but I need to tell you a story first. A middle manager is going through a tough time at work and at home. He’s struggling with his workload and staffing issues. At home, he’s struggling with his relationship. A lack of communication is cited by his partner. He meets with a member of the HR team to discuss difficulties at work. A referral is made to a Counsellor and he is advised to visit his GP. A sick note is issued. Then he goes home, away from some of the stresses of work.But now he’s also cut off from his colleagues and work friends. The meaning and purpose he also gained from the job he loved is removed and he starts to think “I’m o...
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