Give your managers the tools they need to become a lever for employee mental health.
Mental health in the workplace has become a central issue for organizations. Long relegated to the background, it has now become a strategic priority, at the crossroads of HR, managerial and social concerns. It is against this backdrop that this webinar, co-hosted by Imad Wakidi, COO and co-founder of Holivia, and Raphaël Maisonnier, CEO and founder of Fasterclass, was designed to shed light on a subject as complex as it is essential: how HR can support their managers to positively impact the mental health of their teams.
This webinar is designed to be pragmatic, well-equipped and rooted in the realities of the HR field. It answers a frequently asked question: given the scale of psychosocial problems in the workplace, how can we equip managers without adding to their already numerous responsibilities?
The working environment is undergoing profound change. Faster rhythms, economic uncertainty, hybridization of work, cognitive overload... These factors are putting increasing pressure on employees and managers alike. According to a study by the Workforce Institute, 70% of employees feel that their manager has a greater impact on their mental health than their own spouse.
At first sight, this astonishing figure reveals the obvious: the role of the manager today goes beyond mere performance or task allocation. He or she has become a pivotal figure in collective well-being, capable of being a motivating lever... or, on the contrary, a stress factor. For HR, this implies a far-reaching change in their managerial support strategy, with concrete integration of the dimensions of mental health in the workplace, psychological safety and managerial communication.
All too often, mental health is equated with psychological suffering or illness. Yet the WHO definition is much broader: a state of well-being, confidence, connection with others and ability to cope with the stresses of everyday life. This vision carries a key message: talking about mental health in the workplace also means talking about vitality, commitment and fulfillment. An essential message to relay to managers.
The webinar emphasizes one fact: most managers are promoted for their technical skills, not their interpersonal ones. They discover the complexity of the managerial profession - between contradictory injunctions, the role of exemplar and emotional management - often without preparation. Hence the importance of structured manager training, including modules on active listening, recognition, constructive feedback, and the detection of weak signals linked to psychological distress.
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Psychological safety - the feeling that one can express a doubt, an emotion, a mistake without fear of negative consequences - is a major predictor of collective performance. The webinar explores how to create this climate in teams, through simple routines and managerial communication aligned with authenticity.
A powerful tool for preventing psychosocial risks
While the prevention of psychosocial risks (PSR) is often dealt with in a top-down or regulatory way, this webinar proposes to think of it as a living dynamic, integrated into daily managerial life. The key is to give managers the means to act on the front line, without making them bear sole responsibility for the team climate.
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The manager's role as watchdog is invaluable, but presupposes that he himself is capable of taking care of his own mental health. Indeed, a manager cannot take care of others if he or she is out of breath.
This webinar is also a reflection on leadership. More than ever, today's leader is the one who knows how to demonstrate clarity, courage and humility. One who knows how to set clear frameworks while leaving room for emotion, expression and vulnerability. Such leadership is not innate: it must be learned, cultivated and supported. That's why HR has an essential role to play in spreading it.
There's no universal miracle recipe: every context is unique. Our ambition is to provide benchmarks, tools and examples for your managers, so that everyone can express their leadership in a healthy, productive and sustainable way, and thus become a lever rather than a risk for collective mental health. Watch the replay of this webinar now to equip those who play essential roles in our organizations with intelligence and kindness.
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