EQUIPPING MANAGERS
Welcome to the Manager Toolkit where you will find professional guidance, helpful resources, and ethical protocols – essential tools to equip managers to:
- Promote employee wellbeing
- Generate constructive engagement
- Mitigate and manage health risks; and
- Apply LifeAssist protocols and processes effectively
Effective leaders relate to their people with confidence, integrity, intention, clarity, courtesy, and sensitivity. The bottom line is that people who feel valued and validated are happier and more productive employees, teams that engage respectfully are more cohesive, and managers who practice self-care can sustain a positive influence and be credible role models.
Unpack the toolkit and let LifeAssist help you to build your leadership skill set.
Make it your business to acquire knowledge, take advice, practice people skills, follow protocols, and share content with employees. You will be making a worthwhile investment in talent and wellbeing – to the betterment of your people, yourself, and the business.
MANAGER REFERRAL PROCESS
In Module 1, we focus on the Manager Referral Processes and how they can be applied to demonstrate concern for employees and address work performance.
MENTAL HEALTH
Module 2 considers Mental Health in the workplace. We share professional insights and signs and symptoms that can prompt proactive referral to the EWP.
CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT
In Module 3, we tackle Constructive Confrontation by providing insights and guidelines to diffuse conflict and promote constructive engagement.
SELF-CARE
In Module 4, we focus on you, the Manager, and talk about the importance of Self-care. We encourage managers to ‘put on their own oxygen mask first’ and attend to their personal wellbeing so that they can support employees and serve the business effectively.
MORE RESOURCES
EWP Referrals – when and how to apply them
MODULE ONE: As a manager, there is a long list of essential skills that you need to do your job, like leadership, communication, and critical thinking. On top of this, managing people is complicated. Sometimes the most difficult part of your job will be managing [...]
Mental Health
MODULE 2: Mental health issues are a common reason that people take time off work and can potentially lead to poor work performance if left unaddressed. For managers, identifying employees who need support in dealing with their mental health can be notoriously difficult. This module intends to empower [...]
Constructive Engagement
MODULE 3: Engaging with employees is one thing, but constructively engaging with employees is another. In this module, we’ll help you to brush up on your constructive engagement skills with the aim of relating better to employees and ensuring that everyone is motivated to perform. We’ll cover constructive [...]
Self-Care for Managers: Put on your own oxygen mask first
MODULE 4: Fact: If you are not taking care of yourself, you are not going to be able to take care of your team. At some point, your health, your efficiency and your energy is going to suffer. A wise woman said, “Put on your own oxygen mask [...]
EWP Support and Referral Guidelines for Managers
CONSENT PROTOCOL IN A VIRTUAL WORKSPACE Consistent with the predicted mental health wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, LifeAssist has seen an increase in the level of anxiety and stress presentations. Research conducted by Afriforte (April – July 2020, https://lifewithcovid19.co.za/assessments/) into the mental health of South Africans during the [...]
Survivor Guilt after Retrenchments
WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW Guilt. An emotion that we are all familiar with. But not often considered in the context of the workplace. Globally businesses have had to retrench employees as a result of the unexpected consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. You may have initially felt lucky or [...]
Managing teams remotely
I HEAR YOU Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us have had to navigate working under completely different circumstances than what we are used to. This alone is stressful. On top of that everyone is facing several other stressors ranging from finances to relationships to [...]