It has never been more important to invest in the mental health and wellbeing of your people. Research from Deloitte found that 61% of UK employees who had left their job or planned to leave said this was because of poor mental health. To create mentally healthy workplaces, it’s vital to build supportive relationships between managers and team members.

This course builds the confidence of line managers and leaders to have effective discussions around mental health matters. Such conversations become a part of everyday work activities. Teams that feel supported in this way are more productive, have higher morale and lower staff turnover. Training line managers and leaders should be an essential part of any workplace wellbeing strategy.

Delivered by workplace mental health experts, this four-hour training promotes a healthy performance culture, giving you the skills and confidence to have conversations about mental health and encourage people to seek support.  On this course, you will learn how to spot the signs of poor mental health in your team, signpost to appropriate tools and resources, and become a self-care role model. By supporting the mental health of your team, you will: – Encourage your people to thrive – Increase talent retention – Reduce the impact of presenteeism and long-term sickness absence.

This is a one-day workshop delivered either online or face-to-face.

We understand the challenges managers can experience working within a neurodiverse team, so this training is specifically tailored for team managers.

• Do you want to improve communication in your workplace?
• Do you want managers to create an inclusive culture?
• Do you want to learn how diversity can be an asset?

This workshop develops in detail the themes from the Aware webinar. It’s designed to foster acceptance and promote cultural change around neurodiversity. This workshop features many hands-on learning opportunities.

What you will learn

• Confidently list the main neurodiverse conditions and the set of strengths common to each condition
• Develop an understanding of how an individual living with each condition may present within the workplace
• Gain a basic understanding of executive functioning
• Understand the concept of neurodiversity in terms of executive functioning within daily life
• Personally experience what it feels like to have an executive functioning challenge.
• Understand why it’s important for diversity and inclusion to include neurodivergent individuals
• The concept of school trauma and the impact this has on learning new skills
• Understand how meltdowns and shutdowns occur and the negative impacts they have
• Discover ways to create a more sensory-safe working environment
• Understand the idea that external factors can cause anxiety
• Be able to recognise anxiety within yourself and others, and learn ways to manage anxiety
• Create a mental health and wellbeing virtual toolbox to support yourself and anyone else experiencing a crisis
• Learn the importance of clear communication and develop an understanding of how complicated communication is
• Start to understand that all behaviour is communication and aim to support rather than judge.
• Unpack that communication errors are faults on all sides and find out how to prevent low morale within a workplace.
• Discover the importance of supporting those who self-identify as neurodivergent
• The positive impact that you can make through reasonable adjustments
• Contemporary attitudes and actions regarding neurodiversity management
• Case study – examine and discuss a real-life example in the workplace
• Policies that currently support neurodiverse employees or managers
• What policies should be in place to offer the necessary support
• Reasonable adjustments that can be implemented immediately
• Enabling effective long-term support

At the end of this session, your managers will be able to confidently approach and articulate their intent to create a fully inclusive workplace for all.

This half-day (4-hour) course equips managers with the confidence and practical skills to handle challenging workplace conversations effectively - whether about performance, interpersonal issues, or sensitive personal matters.

You will learn how to:

• Use core listening and questioning skills
• Start and guide conversations constructively
• Apply practical strategies to real dilemmas
• Maintain professionalism under pressure
• Practise self-care after difficult discussions

Why it matters:

Managers who handle difficult conversations well create a workplace where people feel heard, respected, and supported. Clear, solutions-focused dialogue reduces uncertainty, builds trust, and promotes psychological safety - enabling staff to raise concerns, admit mistakes, and work towards solutions without fear.

Benefits:

• For employees: Greater clarity, fairness, and confidence in their ability to improve and grow.
• For the organisation: Higher morale, stronger engagement, fewer conflicts, and a positive culture that attracts and retains talent.

A well-managed conversation can turn a potentially tense moment into an opportunity for clarity, trust, and growth - benefiting both employee wellbeing and organisational success.