About Elaine Carnegie

Elaine Carnegie is the founder and MD of workplace wellbeing and mental health consultancy Beingworks. Elaine founded Beingworks to help organisations look more deeply into the root causes of employee challenges, rather than just addressing surface symptoms. With a strong interest in the study of Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health, Elaine is undertaking a MSc at Kings College in London.

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March 29, 2021

Mental health transparency at the top is the key to workplace wellbeing

by Elaine Carnegie • Comment, Wellbeing

As the world emerges from the grip of the pandemic, the mental health crisis continues to worsen. One thing is for certain as we look to rebuild – the business community must put the mental health of all employees as top priority. But is there something that’s missing in the current conversation around workplace mental health and wellbeing? One thought is around leaders themselves, and that intrinsic connection to their own mental health and wellbeing. What many leaders have been carrying throughout the pandemic is exceptional, including the added weight of responsibility for the wellbeing and mental health of employees and to create mentally healthy workplaces, yet we rarely hear how leaders themselves are coping. (more…)