Mental health and wellbeing support
Resources to help you and your business keep healthy and well, including:
Brave in business e-learning
Learn how to focus on what matters to you and your business, improve your mental and physical wellbeing, and how to prioritise so that you can make the most of your time and energy.
Wellbeing webinars
Wellbeing webinars that cover a range of topics and provide practical tools and tips from experts to help you create a mentally healthy approach to business and life.
Support your staff through personal challenges
It’s difficult to see people who’re having a tough time, but remember, even small actions of support can make a really big difference for the members of your team to access resources that can support them through challenges.
Boss burnout: Spot warning signs in yourself
As a small business owner or manager, it’s important to keep an eye on your stress levels. Learn to spot warning signs and pick up tips to improve your wellbeing.
Importance of workplace wellbeing
Providing your team with a safe and healthy workplace is an important part of running a business. If employees feel their wellbeing is being looked after at work, they are usually more productive, healthier, and less stressed.
Looking after your employees
A health and wellbeing policy is an excellent way to build a positive and healthy workplace. Use our tool to create one for your business.
Checking in with your team
Take simple actions to introduce wellbeing into your workplace, with these free resources from Xero.
Based on advice from New Zealand health and wellbeing experts, The Check In is a five-step series designed to be easy to implement, and doesn’t need to cost any money.
Tips for beating isolation
Watch the story shared by a solo operator who has been through the stress and isolation that comes with running a business alone and find out how he overcame this by connecting with others.
Staying resilient during tough times
It takes resilience to run a small business, especially in times of uncertainty. Watch this video to find out from a small business owner how she stays resilient – even when things are tough.
Call or text for free support
If you feel a bit overwhelmed, anxious or just want to talk, free services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:
- call or text 1737 for support from a trained counsellor
- Lifeline 0800 543 354 or text 4357
- Samaritans 0800 726 666
Helplines(external link) — Mental Health Foundation
Money and your mental health
Your mental and financial wellbeing are often inter-connected and if one is not going well, it can really impact the other. Tom Hartmann from Sorted shares insights and tips on how to recognise signs of money stress and how to deal with it.
Mental health in the workplace
Creating a mentally healthy work environment is good business. Find out what mental health is and how your business can benefit.
Minimising and managing workplace stress
Stress at work is normal but needs to be identified, minimised and managed. Read on for tips to keep you and your employees healthy and well.
Resources that can help
The Mental Health Foundation’s website has a range of tips and worksheets to reduce stress. Some help you spot the signs of stress, others help you identify what you need to stay well.
Minimising and managing workplace stress(external link) — Mental Health Foundation
Ways to wellbeing(external link) — Mental Health Foundation
Impostor syndrome: Feeling like a fraud
Many small business owners struggle with the fear that their success is down to luck rather than hard work or talent. If you feel like a fraud, it might be impostor syndrome. Try these tips to overcome your negative inner voice.
Great minds don’t always think alike
Conflict is a part of running a small business. Managed the right way, it can lead to positive things, like new ideas, products, services, or ways of doing business.