Manufacturing & Logistics

Developing new management skills and capabilities to encourage mental health discussions within male dominated teams

Manufacturing & Logistics

The Manufacturing & Logistics sector have been under significant pressure for some time to deliver a better service at a lower cost at a time. However, since the pandemic, there has been the added challenge of supply chain disruption and an intensifying skills gap.

Incidences of work related mental ill health are rising (and that’s just the reported cases). Given the sector is heavily male dominated, we can be certain that the situation is much worse. Mental health in men is often under diagnosed or hidden with many feeling they have to ‘man up and carry on. For some men the embarrassment or perceived consequences of getting help are just too great.

A manager working in male dominated teams needs to be especially skilled at spotting early warning signs and knowing how to create a culture where team members feel comfortable to have a conversation about mental health and poor wellbeing. This is not a common skill found in the current management pool and therefore the need for training to develop new skills, attitudes and behaviours is vast.

Mediterranean Shipping Company

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Terry and his team at Oakwood took the time to understand who we are as a Company, before delivering a powerful and popular series of training days which spoke to the heart of our values; to care for people in a high-performance culture. Terry helped our people understand that, to stay champions in the race, we have to take our recovery and recuperation as seriously as we do the end performance.

Dan Everitt

Managing Director, MSC, UK

Supporting a world leader in global container shipping with wellbeing and mental health training programs in the UK

Colgate-Palmolive

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We particularly love the bite-sized, fun, and interactive way the eLearning is constructed which keeps the learner hooked and the unpretentious dialogue creates psychological safety and opens discussions.

Susanne Vang

Talent Acquisition & Learning Manager - Northern Europe, Colgate- Palmolive Company

LKQ Corporation

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Men are three times more likely than women to take their own lives, and are more likely to die from alcoholism or drug abuse

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In 2020/21, 41% of all work-related ill health was reported to be due to stress, depression or anxiety and it is on the rise

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Only 25% of the workforce are women and most managers are men

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77% of manufacturers are preparing for ongoing difficulties in attracting and retaining workers

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The program has been a great success with incredibly high participation on both the virtual instructor-led sessions and the eLearning modules. We love the bite-sized, fun, and interactive way the eLearning is constructed which keeps the learner hooked. The equal and unpretentious dialogue creates psychological safety and opens up discussion, vulnerability - and the opportunity to proactively take responsibility.

Susanne Vang

Talent Acquisition & Learning Manager - Northern Europe, Colgate-Palmolive Company

Unipart has already invested significantly in wellbeing programmes for our people. In an online workshop with our leadership team, it was important to work to a brief that brought together existing activities, harmonised with our culture, and yet created challenging thinking for our leaders. Oakwood achieved this and created a compelling event that was rated highly by the audience.