Raj hasn't been himself. HR says it's not your problem. You know better. Navigate the manager's role in team mental health.
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Mental Health Conversations →
The signs you notice in a colleague, the burnout you name for yourself, the friend in crisis at 2am, and the manager's responsibility when something is wrong. Navigate the hardest conversations about mental health.
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Raj has been quiet in meetings. Quick to agree, slow to contribute. The team doesn't notice — they're too busy. But you're the manager, and noticing is literally your job.
You pull Raj aside after the standup. Fourteen words — that's all it takes to open the door. But the wrong fourteen words slam it shut. You take a breath and choose carefully.
Raj is opening up, and suddenly you're in deep — medication changes, relationship problems, childhood trauma. You care about him. But you're his manager, not his therapist. The boundary is blurring fast.
One conversation won't fix this. You need systems — check-in rhythms, workload guardrails, psychological safety baked into the team culture. You start building something that outlasts any single crisis.
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View all →The First Check-In
Raj hasn't been himself. You notice the signs. Most people don't. Navigate the four conversations that make up a mental health check-in.
4 scenarios →The Burnout Conversation
Six months of keeping it together. This morning you couldn't get out of bed. Navigate naming burnout and building a real plan.
4 scenarios →The Friend in Crisis
2am. Nadia's message doesn't sound like her. Navigate supporting a friend in crisis — from text to call to professional help.
4 scenarios →The Manager's Responsibility
Raj hasn't been himself. HR says it's not your problem. You know better. Navigate the manager's role in team mental health.
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