Summary About OLLY OLLY is a San Francisco-based wellness benefit corporation whose mission it is to make better wellbeing, for all. Known for its gummy, ultra-soft gels and capsules, OLLY's wide variety of benefit-drive products combine premium ingredients into the best formulas to support mood, sleep, sexual wellness, women's health, gut health and more. Industry: Health, Retail Location: San Francisco Time frame: 2023 Size: 258 employees As part of OLLY’s social mission focused on mental health, their goal was to create a culture where their employees could show up as their best, auth ..read more

Managers have the opportunity to create work and team environments that play a positive impact on their team’s wellbeing. Earlier this year, we saw a slew of report findings that managers have a greater influence on employee mental health than therapists or doctors and equal to that of their team members' spouses and partners. Whether remote, hybrid, or in-person, you spend 8-, sometimes 12-hour days with your manager. For better or worse, managers play a critical role in workplace mental health. As mental health at work continues to worsen, however, we’re finding many managers feel unclear ..read more

The work break was a concept introduced centuries ago to combat workplace stress. But in today’s world that overvalues work, companies tend to prioritize productivity over employee wellness. It’s one reason why employees across workplaces, from the C-Suite to the frontline, are struggling with mental health and wellbeing.  Mind Share has partnered with Pure Leaf on a Tea Break Grant program as the subject matter expert on positively changing company culture. The grant is part of Pure Leaf’s national campaign to promote tea break culture across America, featuring actor Lindsay Lohan ..read more

Pure Leaf Tea’s new State of the Break report found that 3 in 5 workers struggle to take breaks during the workday, leaving two-thirds of workers still feeling mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted. Based on their findings, Mind Share Partners helped Pure Leaf develop strategies for managers and workers alike to better enable a better break culture for employers. Pure Leaf’s “State of the Break” report found that flexibility and autonomy have the most impact on encouraging breaks. People managers can: Start an open dialogue about workplace norms and how to create a flexible brea ..read more

Summary About Gillette Children's Children who have disabilities and complicated medical needs have been at the center of Gillette’s mission since 1897. They are always ready to consult on any case, from the simplest concerns to the most complex. Gillette collaborates with primary care physicians with one goal in mind: to support the full value of every child. Industry: Non-profit, Healthcare Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota Time frame: June 2023 - February 2024 Size: 1,200+ employees Gillette Children’s Hospital wanted to help normalize conversations about mental health in their workforc ..read more

This is “Company Culture Change,” an interview series by Mind Share Partners. Our goal with this series is to show the progress being made in the national movement for workplace mental health. In this interview, we spoke with Vijay Rao, the Chief People and Places Officer at Okta to learn more about how Okta supports employee mental health and wellbeing. Rao oversees the company’s global People and Workplace strategy and teams. He has been a leader in building and growing People functions for more than 25 years. Q: In the past, Okta has had an impressive lineup of speakers, sessions, and w ..read more

Mind Share Partners/Harris Poll survey helps guide company efforts during Mental Health Awareness Month and beyond. SAN FRANCISCO – On the eve of Mental Health Awareness Month, Mind Share Partners, a national workplace mental health nonprofit, today released a survey by The Harris Poll, on the state of employee mental wellbeing. Over a third of full-time employed Americans (35%) say that stress about their mental health impacts their ability to do their work, higher than stress about physical health (30%), job security (25%), social issues (17%), and caregiving (16%). 79% say that it would ..read more

The momentum in the business community to help address employee mental health is growing. More companies are recognizing their responsibility in supporting employees who are experiencing increased stress and lower levels of psychological safety. Or maybe a workplace crisis has occurred, highlighting a need to build a proactive culture of mental health. In our work at Mind Share Partners, we are seeing HR teams being inundated with complaints of burnout, stress, and anxiety. CEOs or board members are becoming more aware of the opportunity to make mental health a leadership priori ..read more

Key Points Start with culture—policies, procedures, and practices. Utilize storytelling to remove the stigma and create psychological safety. Help managers navigate mental health on their teams through training. What is mental health in the workplace? Mental health and wellbeing at work is a diverse spectrum of experiences that impact workers within an organization—ranging from a place of crisis to a place of thriving. It can include our emotions, behaviors, and ways we think and interact with the world around us. Mental health is a product of both individual and environmental factors—inclu ..read more

Summary About KIPP Northern California (NorCal) KIPP Public Schools Northern California’s free public charter schools prepare students for success in college and opportunities in life. They believe every child can grow up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities. K Industry: Education Location: San Francisco, CA Time frame: May 2022 - July 2023 (work ongoing) Size A network of 21 schools in 7 cities across northern California. Solutions Deep-dive discovery conversations, quantitative survey, and report of findings A custom strategy, ongoing advising, training ..read more