Line Manager Coaching
Line Managers often have to provide leadership to individuals and teams during periods when performance is affected by someone with a physical or mental health issue.
These situations can present managers with specific practical and emotional challenges which can be incredibly challenging. The person affected by the health issue may be a team member, their own line manager or a member of their peer group. The health issue could be:
- stress
- diagnosis of a serious illness
- return to work after illness
- medical procedures
- bereavement
- suicide
- alcohol and drug abuse
Benefits
This service is designed to:
- increase the confidence and competence of line managers to deal with health issues
- enable line managers to respond in a timely and sensitive way to individuals’ health issues, which can reduce the incidence of sick leave, grievances and industrial tribunals
- enable managers to develop a clear and constructive approach to potentially difficult conversations, regarding the performance of someone affected by a health issue
- ensure that support professionals such as Human Resources or Occupational Health are involved appropriately
- maintain good relationships and morale within the team, who can see that the line manager is dealing effectively with the health issue
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