Managing stress

Preventing Work-related Stress

The following steps can help:

• Hold recommended regular 1:1s with your staff to allow space for discussion around wellbeing and work-related stress.
• The HSE toolkits listed below could help provide some questions and guidance on the common causes of stress and encourages you to consider strategies to address certain issues.
• These conversations can fit into an existing 1:1 or a new meeting could be setup solely to discuss wellbeing and work-related stress. They could focus on one topic, or cover all six areas of the management standards.
• Enrol on the wellbeing workshops (see below for details) to understand how to manage and prevent work-related stress.

Toolkits

The toolkits listed below are essential reads to facilitate your role as a line manager and manage wellbeing in teams:

• Understand your role as a manager and the six key areas of work design to prevent work-place stress: HSE Management Standards
• Raise awareness around mental health by having open discussions with colleagues: Guidance for Line Managers Supporting Staff Remotely – Having Open Discussions About Mental Health.
• Reflect on the actions that every manager can take to make sure stress doesn’t get in the way of success: CIPD 6 Steps to help your team thrive at work
• Practice having wellbeing conversations with colleagues to prevent work-related stress: HSE Talking Toolkit: Preventing Work-Related Stress
• Familiarise yourself with the support services available at Queen Mary, including our Mental Health First Aider List, for support and signposting.

Managing Workplace Wellbeing

Organisational & Professional Development and Queen Mary Academy offer wellbeing workshops aimed at supporting teams and managing individual wellbeing.

Enrol by searching for ‘wellbeing’ on the CPD booking system.

Resources

• HSE Line Managers’ Resource
• MHFA Line Managers' Resource