Our aim is to encourage every entrepreneur, CEO and senior leader to prioritise their mental health and well-being on their business journey. We share wide-ranging resources that help you to take care of your mental well-being and recognise common signs and symptoms of stress and when burnout can escalate. We also offer you insights into accessing the right kind of support for you - because it's different for everyone.
Entrepreneurs, particularly
solopreneurs, can feel exceptionally isolated in their work. Many end up struggling with burnout and mental health concerns, with no one to turn to.
The responsibility for your staff's wellbeing, as well as meeting the expectations of the CEO, can be a heavy and stressful burden, particularly while managing your own mental health.
Employees commonly suffer from work-related stress due to working long hours, managing a heavy workload, job insecurity and conflicts with co-workers or
other colleagues.
Working professionals today spend a high portion of their time at work, with research highlighting that the average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime. It therefore stands to reason that investing in mental health and wellbeing support for professionals in a necessity in order to ensure a productive, healthy and happy workforce. However, workplace stress counts for a significant part of the mental health crisis we've faced in recent years. Issues such as ecomonic uncertainty, increased financial concerns, unrealistic deadlines and heavy workloads all contribute to the pressures we face at work, and if left untreated, this can cause ongoing mental health problems.
A growing body of research highlights the financial burden of not investing in mental health at work; high stress can lead to serious drops in productivity and end up costing organisations a significant amount. Studies show that poor mental health costs employers between £44-47 billion per year, more than any other sickness-related absence issue.
The evidence shows that investing in workplace well-being initiatives and interventions has never been more significant than now, not to mention the fact that employers have a legal duty of care to support their staff. Since nearly half of all employees globally reported a decline in their mental health since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses are putting strategies in place to improve this. If your business doesn't yet have a strategy in place, it’s time to start.
Addressing employee well-being isn’t just a warm-and-fuzzy idea. A recent study cited that for every £1 spent by employers on mental health interventions they get £5 back in reduced absence, presenteeism and staff turnover.