294 - Building Better Workplaces: Effective Mental Health Initiatives Discussed
The Truth About Mental Health by Paula Sweet at Absolute Mind
Paula Sweet
4.3 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Join us on today's episode of the "Your Absolute Mind" podcast as we dive into a compelling conversation with Christian about managing mental health in the workplace.
We discuss the necessary changes and explore how businesses can implement effective, mentally healthy initiatives for their staff.
Don't miss this insightful discussion on building a healthier work environment!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome back to another episode of Your Absolute Mind, the podcast that is dedicated to inspiring, educating and motivating you to become mentally healthy. I'm your host Paula Sweet and today's show is an interview with Christian Bankston Rossby. Now this is my first ever interview in all the years I've been doing this podcast, so please be nice. |
| 0:19.8 | Christian is a passionate and an experienced HR technology specialist with over 10 years of |
| 0:25.0 | experience in multicultural environments. He's currently leading the People Technologies team at |
| 0:30.4 | Electrolux Group and being part of the team leading their HR transformation journey. |
| 0:35.4 | He's an experienced and a passionate manager leading both bigger and |
| 0:38.3 | smaller teams with individuals from all over the world and different backgrounds. First up, I want to |
| 0:44.2 | say a massive thank you to Christian for his time, his expertise, the insights and the honesty throughout |
| 0:49.3 | our call. This is a great conversation that we had and so many areas are covered relating to workplace mental |
| 0:55.0 | health. When I reached out to Christian, I asked him what he'd like to cover in our conversation. |
| 1:00.6 | And he was open to discuss the title of this podcast, which is, we think it's time for a change |
| 1:05.7 | in the way mental health is managed within the workplace. So before we go into our conversation |
| 1:10.4 | that we had, here's some of the |
| 1:11.8 | key points in the takeaways from our conversation. In our chat, we cover the importance of |
| 1:17.1 | leadership. Now, Christian highlights how the quality of leadership significantly impacts employee |
| 1:22.4 | mental health. Good leaders can identify and support struggling employees. Next, we identify an individualised approach. |
| 1:29.3 | One of the critical issues discussed is the reliance on individual managers to support mental health. |
| 1:35.3 | Now, this often leads to inconsistent support, |
| 1:38.3 | emphasizing the need for standardised tools and training across all organisations. |
| 1:43.3 | We identify that we need to create a psychological |
| 1:47.0 | safety element. So we talk about the necessity of creating an environment where employees feel psychologically |
| 1:52.8 | safe. So this includes being able to express their true selves, share their concerns and feel valued, |
| 1:58.2 | which can significantly reduce stress and anxieties. |
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