By Rachel FeintzeigMind Share Partners CEO Kelly Greenwood says it’s important to gauge how the company talks about mental health, and what programs are offered. If others in the company talk about their mental health, and if an employee assistance program with free counseling sessions is offered, for example, that may indicate it’s safe to speak up, she says. If you have a manager who has talked about his or her own mental health, or who has been vulnerable about other less-than-perfect aspects of life, that could be a sign of empathy, Greenwood says. “Don’t volunteer information they don’t need. If you need time to work on your mental health, you could, for example, ask to start late one day a week so you can fit in a tele-health therapy session in the morning.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 14, 2020 18:33 UTC