Mental Health Basics
The overall emotional, psychological, and social well-being of employees at work.
What is mental health in the workplace?
Heavy workload, long hours, and unrealistic expectations are all examples of this.
What are common causes of workplace stress?
Managers can promote employee well-being by offering flexibility and encouraging this.
What is open communication?
The founder of Bonobos who spoke publicly about his experience with bipolar disorder.
Who is Andy Dunn?
The abbreviation for paid time employees can take off for rest or personal reasons.
What is PTO?
True or False: Mental health only affects employees, not managers.
False
This type of leadership, often focused on control, can increase employee anxiety.
What is authoritarian or micromanagement style?
A climate where people feel safe to share ideas or admit mistakes without fear of punishment.
What is psychological safety?
The Harvard Business Review podcast encouraged managers to do this regarding mental health.
What is talk openly with their teams?
Company initiatives that promote employee wellness and mental health.
What are wellness programs?
Depression and anxiety are examples of these conditions that can impact job performance.
What are common mental health disorders?
A situation where an employee has too many responsibilities for one role.
What is role overload?
This type of leadership motivates employees and supports their personal growth.
What is transformational leadership?
The World Health Organization reports that about this percentage of employees worldwide face mental health challenges.
What is 15–20%?
These companies, such as Nike and LinkedIn, are known for offering mental health days.
What are organizations that prioritize employee well-being?
This term describes long-term emotional exhaustion caused by chronic workplace stress.
What is burnout?
Poor communication within a company can lead to confusion, frustration, and this emotional state.
What is anxiety or stress?
Withdrawal, irritability, and lower productivity can all be signs of this.
What is poor mental health or distress?
The Springer study linked mental health disorders in workplaces to these two major issues.
What are stigma and financial costs?
Allowing employees to adjust their hours helps prevent burnout and promotes this.
What is work-life balance?
The WHO estimates that poor mental health costs the global economy this much every year.
What is $1 trillion?
Insecurity about one’s job or lack of support from management often leads to this.
What is burnout?
According to the Springer study, leaders must create workplaces that are both supportive and free of this.
What is stigma?
True or False: There are standardized national mental health guidelines in most countries.
False
A workplace with low morale, high turnover, and poor communication is said to have this.
What is a toxic culture?