Leading for Well-Being: Building Resilient Teams & Thriving Workplaces

Leaders set the tone for workplace well-being. This micro-credential will equip leaders with the tools to build resilient teams. Creating a culture of mental wellness allows employees to feel safe, valued and heard. This will improve productivity reduce burnout and absenteeism and ultimately, create a workplace where employees can thrive.
Leaders will also learn the importance of nurturing their own self-care to prevent burnout for themselves in order to be the best leader possible.

Basic Course Information

Module 1:

• Why Mental Wellness Matters In Leadership
• The impact of well-being on engagement, retention and performance
• The “Reactive Trap” - why waiting for burnout to take action, is too late
• Recognizing Stress & Burnout In Teams
• The difference between stress, anxiety and burnout
• Early warning signs of burnout in employees
• Understanding why employees don’t always ask for help
• Self-Reflection Exercise
• Think about a time when stress affected your ability to show up to work as your best self? What were the warning signs? What helped or didn’t help? Did you wait until you were burnt out to do something?

Module 2:

• Rethinking Leadership Communication
• Improved ways to check in with employees to assess needs
• The power of active listening
• Encourage a culture where asking for help is normalized. Remind team of resources that exist
• The power of vulnerability to shift perspectives and break stigmas and fears
• The importance of consistency in language
• Practical Mental Wellness Strategies For Teams
• Simple mindful moments leaders can integrate into meetings
• Encouraging clear expectations and boundaries on the team to prevent burnout
• Importance of recognition and appreciation not just for work accomplishments, but mental well-being accomplishments
• Importance of consistency in strategies
• Resilient Team Building Plan
• Identify the 3 changes that can be implemented in the next 3 months on their team.
• Identify barriers and how they can be overcome.
• Identify resources that exist at organization
• Commit to survey planning to assess changes
• Why The Mental Health of a Leader Matters, Too
• Expectations, pressures and demands of being a leader can take a toll, self-care is important to prevent burnout
• The energy ripple effect - How your stress impacts your team
• Creating a true culture of mental wellness requires leaders to practice the tools they share and boundaries they encourage
• To support team members in their work, leaders have to show up for themselves, first
• Building A Personal Burnout Prevention Plan
• Recognizing personal stress triggers in and out of the workplace
• Releasing limiting beliefs, stress and burnout through practical and hands-on self-care tools
• Implementing mindful moments for self-care
• Identify boundaries to set to maintain peace
• Create a self-care routine and accountability plan
• Rising into confidence and resiliency through the power of self-compassion - which is needed as a leader
• Self-Reflection
• What is one self-care tool you can implement into your routine every day to sustain your well-being as a leader?

Module 4:

• Summary of all topics covered
• Final Tips/Reminders
• How to implement their Resilient Team Building Plan & Personalized Burnout Prevention Plan
• How to maintain accountability and grace
• Utilizing colleagues at other organizations to learn new practices
• Attend workshops/conferences and commit to learning
• Reminder that they can make a difference for their team and themselves