Leading through stress: Team wellbeing, psychological safety and resilience

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 9 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length: 40 min
Lessons: 6 lessons
Frequency: At peak periods, after reorganisations
Last reviewed: 21 Oct 2026

A supportive conversation

What would you do?

A team member says they cannot cope

Try it: this is one of 19 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

6 lessons, about 40 minutes
Scenario, process, tabs, accordion and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

10 slides
Quiz, poll, word cloud, scale slides
A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
30-day check-in
Anonymous by default
Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

ID	Objective	Source	Where it's covered
TO 264.0	Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment	-	Whole course
SO 264.1	Spot early signs of stress and overload in your team and in yourself	Best practice	Whole course
SO 264.2	Start a supportive conversation and signpost to help	Best practice; employer wellbeing support	Whole course
SO 264.3	Adjust workload, priorities and expectations fairly	Best practice	Whole course
SO 264.4	Build psychological safety so concerns are raised early	Practitioner research on team safety (see verification list)	Whole course
SO 264.5	Describe your organisation's duty to manage work-related stress and where to find policy + your info	Employer duty under local health and safety law (see verification list)	Whole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

Your workplace details: fill in the 9 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise

Stress and the manager's role

3 pages

7 min

Before you beginNoteList

The quiet quarter-endTextImage

What would you do first?ChecklistKey factQuiz

Spotting signs

3 pages

7 min

SignsTabs

Stress is not weaknessAccordion

CheckSorting activityMatching quiz

A supportive conversation

3 pages

7 min

StepsProcess

Words that helpAccordion

Try itScenarioYour infoQuiz

Grey areas: workload, boundaries and your own limits

3 pages

7 min

Fair workloadProcess

What would you do?Scenario

CheckSorting activityMulti-select quiz

Psychological safety and the duty of care

3 pages

7 min

Safe to speakTabs

Your organisation's dutyNoteYour infoYour infoChecklist

Try itScenarioQuiz

Your wellbeing plan and the final assessment

2 pages

5 min

Next stepsProcessYour infoYour infoYour info

PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "notice, ask, support

PollHow is the workload in your team right now?

Word cloudOne word for a stressful week

ContentSigns of strain in four areas

QuizA team member says they cannot cope. Best first step? Listen and ask what would help ✔ · Tell them to rest · Promise secrecy · Solve it

QuizWhat does psychological safety mean? (Concerns can be raised without fear ✔)

ScaleHow safe is it to raise a concern in your team?

Content · customiseSupport routes

Open-ended / Q&AOne thing that would ease pressure on your team

Content · customiseClosing {{EMPLOYEE_ASSISTANCE_LINK}}, {{SURVEY_1_URL}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}

Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min

Overall rating 5 stars
Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
What was most useful? multi-select
Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
Which action will you take first? multiple choice
How confident are you starting a supportive conversation? 1-5 scale
Which course should come next? ranking
I can tell my manager when my workload is too high. 1-5 scale
One thing we should change or add open text
Would you recommend this course? NPS

30-day check-in

Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
Do you know where to find the support routes list? yes / no / not sure
A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

9 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

Who managers ask about people questions{{HR_CONTACT}}
Link to your people policies{{PEOPLE_POLICY_LINK}}
The confidential route for raising a conduct or safety concern{{SPEAK_UP_ROUTE}}
Link to your employee assistance or wellbeing support{{EMPLOYEE_ASSISTANCE_LINK}}
Link to the next course in your leadership path{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
Where course completions are recorded{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}

Show all 9 fields

Link to the self-paced course{{COURSE_URL}}
Link to the baseline survey{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
Link to the post-course and 30-day survey{{SURVEY_2_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run leading through stress: Team wellbeing, psychological safety and resilience training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At peak periods, after reorganisations, and in an annual wellbeing campaign.

Who needs this training?

Managers and team leads who support teams under pressure, and leaders managing their own energy; run by L&D with HR and wellbeing leads.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Last reviewed: 21 October 2026Templates are a starting point, not legal advice.

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