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INVESTING IN MENTAL

HEALTH CAN BENEFIT

YOUR CAREER

It can be easy to overlook mental health when NAVIGATING A
you are busy juggling projects, deadlines, and MANAGER’S NEGATIVE
responsibilities. However, by investing time IMPACT ON YOUR
in caring for your mental health, you not only MENTAL HEALTH
promote personal growth and happiness but
also pave the way for professional success. A manager’s negative actions can
affect the team’s overall mental
well-being. If you find yourself
being negatively affected by your
PRIORITIZE MENTAL HEALTH TO UNLOCK YOUR manager, here are some steps
PROFESSIONAL POTENTIAL you can take:

• Enhanced resilience and stress management: Self-care techniques • Reflect on your experiences
such as mindfulness and exercise enhance resilience, making you and how they are impacting
better equipped to handle workplace challenges. your well-being. It’s important
to recognize and validate
• Clearer cognitive performance: Mental health influences cognitive your emotions.
abilities such as concentration, memory and problem-solving skills.
• Have an honest conversation with
• Increased mental clarity: Taking care of your mental well-being your manager about the impact
allows for clearer thinking, a fresh perspective and the ability to it has on your mental health.
approach challenges with an open mind.
• Talk to a trusted colleague, mentor
• Heightened emotional intelligence: By nurturing mental health, or HR representative who can
you can improve your emotional intelligence, leading to healthier provide guidance and support.
relationships with supervisors, peers and subordinates.
• Keep a record of any incidents
• Elevate overall happiness: A healthy work-life balance, meaningful that occur, noting dates, times
connections and self-reflection all contribute to a happier and more and specifics. Documentation
fulfilled personal and professional life. can be valuable if you need to
escalate the issue later on.
• Familiarize yourself with
company resources, such as
employee assistance programs
or support networks.

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