Many senior HR leaders have spent much time and effort trying to deal with employee mental health in the wake of COVID.
When it comes to figuring out how to address this growing issue, it begins with a recognition that mental health challenges need to be addressed within an organization, says one expert.
“First, we need to have an awareness that it’s real, and not chalk it up to something that is just a condition of working hard, and it’s acceptable. Leaders have to make a decision on what’s acceptable or not in their organization, so accountability on that decision first,” says John Stix, chief of staff and brand at Fibernetics in Cambridge, Ont.
