Mental Health and Resilience in the Workplace

Professor Dame Carol Black

‘Good work’ is seen as positive, promoting resilience and enhancing mental and physical health. There is growing recognition of the impact of staff health, wellbeing and resilience upon business performance, productivity, and quality of service.

Stress, anxiety and depression are major reasons for employees to take sick leave, and individuals with mental health problems form a large proportion of those who suffer from ‘presenteeism’ (at work but not performing to full capacity).

The relationship between empowering leadership and good line management, and the mental health and resilience of employees, cannot be over-emphasised. Many employers, and indeed governments, are coming to see its importance and its effect on staff engagement and productivity.

These and related matters are the topics to be covered in the talk.