I came across a study published by Compamedia and the University of St. Gallen that researched employees‘ mental health in the work environment and the impact of healthy leadership by interviewing >15.000 people in 2013. Saying, that employees with good mental health are more likely to identify with their employer (+54%), feel more integrated (+23%), and are satisfied (+30%) among other factors that greatly benefit the company:

– Employee loyalty +26%
– Wellbeing + 30 %
– Engagement + 19 %
– Businessperformance + 15 %
– Intention to quit – 75 %
– Destructive engagement – 63 %
– Resignation – 52 %

Companies should seriously ask themselves how to contribute to good mental health in the workplace.
The solution: Healthy leadership

Healthy leadership means that managers are mindful of themselves and their employees. They feel responsible for the #health of their employees and notice warning signs of declining health. A healthy leader must set a good example when it comes to health.

𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

🔹Empowering your employees improves mental health by 31 % as opposed to companies that do not practice empowerment to a sufficient degree

🔹Following stressful times, grant specific downtimes to work of stress as it improves mental health by 23% and 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝟲%

🔹Incorporate downtimes and times to reflect as part of your culture this will improve mental health by 22% and 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝟭𝟬%

🔹Ensure that all career pathways in your company are transparent and that your employees have an individual development pathway as this improves their mental health by 43% over those who are not on an individual path of development.

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵

If you still wonder about the significant positive effect our #work can have on our mental health, the World Health Organisation (WHO) might change your mind. They recently wrote in 2022 that work can protect mental health by

🔹providing livelihood

🔹giving a sense of confidence, purpose, and #achievement

🔹offer an opportunity for positive relationships and inclusion in a community

🔹being a platform for structured routines, among many other benefits

👍As a leader, you can positively influence all of these points.

A good leadership culture requires a mix of result-oriented, inspirational, and healthy leadership styles.
Unfortunately, only 24% of companies had established a good healthy leadership style. I wonder if this was due to a lack of knowledge or if it was just not important.

What progress has been made? Please, share your thoughts and experiences in the comment section🙂