Managers play a vital role in shaping how teams experience work, and whether people feel safe, seen and supported. This half-day session gives managers the tools to do that well, and it is designed to be highly practical and interactive.
Participants will learn to recognise common mental health challenges, explore how stigma creates silence and uncertainty and practise key phrases to open supportive conversations. We’ll look at how to build trust and psychological safety without overstepping boundaries and how to talk about performance in a way that includes wellbeing.
The session also includes a resilience-building element, helping managers not only support others, but take care of their own energy, boundaries and stress responses. You’ll explore burnout warning signs, the difference between healthy and unhealthy stress and practical adjustments that protect wellbeing.
Managers will leave with an individualised action plan, confidence in their communication and tools they can bring straight into one-to-ones, team meetings and daily leadership. This session helps managers shift from ‘not knowing what to say’ to becoming champions of a culture where people and performance grow together.
By the end of this session, participants will:
- Recognise signs of mental health difficulties and understand how stigma impacts help-seeking.
- Practice supportive, effective mental health conversations using real-world case examples.
- Identify stress and burnout risks — both for themselves and their teams — and take early action.
- Gain personal resilience tools and strategies to stay balanced while leading others.
- Build psychologically safe, inclusive team cultures that support both wellbeing and high performance.
- Leave with a clear action plan tailored to their leadership context.
*Price negotiable for organisations wanting to train multiple managers in a private session
