Article - Under pressure: Why wellbeing is waning among HR professionals
Started by Catherine Eadie
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Catherine Eadie
Over the course of a decade, a workplace wellbeing business observed a significant shift in HR professionals seeking support for their mental wellbeing post-pandemic. A survey revealed alarming rates of depression, anxiety, burnout symptoms, and low wellbeing among HR professionals, indicating a broader issue than previously thought. The pressures of people-facing work, compounded by new challenges like the pandemic and hybrid working, have taken a toll on HR professionals' emotional wellbeing. To address this, it is crucial for HR leaders to be trained in supporting their teams, create spaces for open discussions on mental health, promote work-life boundaries, and establish systems to provide ongoing support from early career stages.
Key Points:
• Post-pandemic, HR professionals increasingly seek help for their mental wellbeing.
• Survey results show elevated rates of depression, anxiety, burnout symptoms, and low wellbeing among HR professionals.
• People-facing work, combined with new challenges, has led to emotional tolls on HR professionals.
• Strategies to support HR professionals include training for leaders, creating spaces for open discussions on mental health, maintaining work-life boundaries, and establishing supportive systems from early career stages.
12034 points
Catherine Eadie
Over the course of a decade, a workplace wellbeing business observed a significant shift in HR professionals seeking support for their mental wellbeing post-pandemic. A survey revealed alarming rates of depression, anxiety, burnout symptoms, and low wellbeing among HR professionals, indicating a broader issue than previously thought. The pressures of people-facing work, compounded by new challenges like the pandemic and hybrid working, have taken a toll on HR professionals' emotional wellbeing. To address this, it is crucial for HR leaders to be trained in supporting their teams, create spaces for open discussions on mental health, promote work-life boundaries, and establish systems to provide ongoing support from early career stages.
Key Points:
• Post-pandemic, HR professionals increasingly seek help for their mental wellbeing.
hrzone.comPreview is being generated. The full card will appear shortly.hrzone.com• Survey results show elevated rates of depression, anxiety, burnout symptoms, and low wellbeing among HR professionals.
• People-facing work, combined with new challenges, has led to emotional tolls on HR professionals.
• Strategies to support HR professionals include training for leaders, creating spaces for open discussions on mental health, maintaining work-life boundaries, and establishing supportive systems from early career stages.