Mentally healthy workplaces boost bottom line: speaker
The Leduc - Wetaskiwin Pipestone FlyerOct 20, 2018
Hosted at the Best Western hotel, the luncheon featured guest speaker
Manolson, who's worked in the mental health field for almost 13 years, wasn't just a speaker, though. He was more of a quarterback, calling plays and getting everybody at the luncheon involved in the presentation like they were players on a team.
He focused on 13 factors for psychological health and safety in the workplace and used a variety of activities to discuss the factors, which include Organizational Culture, Psychological and Social Support, Clear Leadership & Expectations, Civility & Respect, Psychological Demands, Growth & Development, Recognition & Reward, Involvement & Influence, Workload Management, Engagement, Balance, Psychological Protection and Protection of Physical Safety.
Manolson played a brief video that discussed
Members were asked to pick a leader to speak to the group about what they learned from the video. Among the lessons learned was the fact
Each table was asked to pick a factor and expand upon it. One table was overheard to pick the theme "Workload Management," and discussed issues that surround it like stress, blame, turnover, exhaustion and productivity.
Manolson noted the number one comment he hears when doing his presentations is that workplaces could show more kindness to employees. Mental illness was discussed. It was mentioned that mental illness can run in bloodlines and a mentally health person can live in a family with mental illness, while a mentally ill employee can live and work productively. He said that's what the mentally health workplaces standard is all about.
Manolson said near the end of the presentation that his family has coped with four generations of mental illness.
He noted that if you've been diagnosed with a mental illness, you should speak directly to your employer to learn what supports are in place for you.