Leading People Well: Mental Health Awareness for Managers

Practical awareness and confidence for everyday leadership conversations

Build leader confidence to recognise concerns early and respond appropriately at work.

This course supports managers and leaders to recognise early signs of mental health concerns, communicate with clarity, and guide conversations responsibly within their leadership role. The focus is on practical awareness, early response, and knowing when and how to encourage further support.

Introduction

Managers are often the first to notice changes in behaviour, performance, or engagement. Yet many leaders feel uncertain about what they are seeing, what is appropriate to say, or where their responsibility begins and ends.

Leading People Well: Mental Health Awareness for Managers provides a clear, practical foundation for leaders who want to respond early and responsibly to wellbeing concerns at work. The course supports confidence, clarity, and consistency in everyday leadership responses.

The focus is on awareness and leadership responsibility within workplace boundaries.

Why This Course Matters

Mental health conversations at work often sit in an uncertain space. Leaders want to support their staff, yet may hesitate due to concerns about overstepping, saying the wrong thing, or missing signs that someone needs additional support.

When leaders lack clarity, early signs can be overlooked, conversations delayed, and responsibility can feel heavier than it needs to be.

This course matters because it helps leaders understand what to notice, how to respond appropriately, and how to guide next steps with confidence and care – supporting both staff wellbeing and leadership responsibility.

What Participants Learn

Participants build practical, leadership-ready skills they can apply immediately in workplace settings.

Participants learn how to:

✓ Recognise common early signs of stress, distress, or reduced wellbeing
✓ Start supportive, respectful conversations with clarity and confidence
✓ Encourage appropriate next steps while staying within leadership boundaries

Course Overview

Leading People Well: Mental Health Awareness for Managers is an interactive, instructor-led online course delivered across Australia.

Format & duration

• Online delivery only
• Typically delivered as a focused leadership workshop
• Live, instructor-led session

Learning approach

• Plain-language explanations
• Practical leadership-focused examples
• Guided discussion and reflection

Who This Course Is For

This course is suitable for:

• Managers and supervisors
• Team leaders
• Senior staff with people-leadership responsibilities
• HR and People & Culture leaders supporting manager capability

Let’s Start the Conversation

If you’re looking to build leadership confidence, support early and appropriate responses to wellbeing concerns, and strengthen everyday leadership capability, we’d be glad to connect.