Your team says they're fine. Some of them aren't.
It doesn't stay at home. It comes to work with them: the bloke who's gone quiet in meetings, the one who's suddenly short with everyone, your best performer who's running on empty. Most of them will never say a word to HR.
I've run businesses and carried that pressure myself. I'm not a consultant with slides. I'm a bloke who's been there, and men talk to that.
suicides in England and Wales are men.Source: ONS, 2024
the age when men's suicide rate is highest. Often senior, experienced, holding it together.Source: ONS, 2024
a year: what poor mental health costs UK employers.Source: Deloitte, 2024
How it works
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I talk to the team
An honest, no-jargon session about mental health, and my own story. It gets people thinking, and it shows them it's normal.
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Then it's one to one
Anyone who wants to can book a private chat with me afterwards. Plenty of men won't speak up in a room but will one to one.
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It stays confidential
You're not told who came or what was said. It's peer support, not therapy, and if someone needs more I'll help them find the right help.