Leading Wellbeing

What is it about?

This is a book about managing mental health in a workplace. It’s a terrific guide to identifying when someone is struggling, how to navigate conversations in a caring and professional way and how to create a mentally healthy workplace. It’s a terrific guide to help leaders establish a work culture that normalises mental health care at work.

Why should I read it?

Australian workplaces are legislated to provide mentally healthy work environments. This book is ideal for business owners or leaders to learn how to include psychological safety in their leadership practice at work. In particular, it is a terrific book for superviors and managers to read for support and education on how to conduct a safe and respectful conversation about mental health with an employee. Leading Wellbeing recognises the boundaries between people management and psychological support too – providing workplace insights followed with guidance on referring someone to professional help.

Is it a challenging read?

This is a very helpful reference book. It is full of ideas and educational points to normalise mental health care at work. It has lots of opportunities for the reader to reflect on the content and develop their own plans as a result. This book will be valuable to anyone currently wondering about how to help an employee in their workplace.