Insights on Wellbeing
Managing Stress and Achieving Work-Life Balance
As we observe Stress Awareness Week 2024, it’s crucial to highlight the challenges faced by all of us in the accountancy profession—a high-stakes, detail-oriented field that often grapples with tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and complex regulatory environments. Whether you’re a seasoned accountant or just starting your career, managing stress is essential for both your amental health and professional performance.
In our constantly evolving digital ecosystems, the notion of 100% cybersecurity is a myth. Instead, the focus needs to be on resilience in the face of cyber threats. As cyber risks continuously change, so too must our risk management processes encompassing cyber-technical roles, people-related controls, and resilience measures.
In today’s fast-paced and competitive work environment, mental wellness is becoming increasingly important. Organisations are beginning to recognise that employees’ mental health is more than just a personal issue; it is a critical factor that influences productivity, morale, and overall workplace culture. Integrating ethical practices that promote mental wellness is critical for creating a supportive and healthy workplace culture.
A friend of mine who was recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital mentioned that most of the people she met there were struggling with mental health issues caused by their work conditions. They acknowledged that in addition to everyday life stresses, their work environment had contributed to their depression.
Promoting Wellbeing for Chartered Accountants
At Chartered Accountants Worldwide, we recognise the impact of mental health on performance and wellbeing. With mental health challenges like anxiety and depression costing the global economy $1 trillion annually, it’s crucial for employers to support their teams.
In our profession, stress and burnout affect over half of Chartered Accountants. Managers play a key role in fostering a supportive work environment that enhances health, engagement, resilience and productivity.
Our revamped wellbeing toolkit equips managers with strategies to build resilience and create a thriving, compassionate workplace. Let’s prioritise mental health and pave the way for a brighter future.
Global Well-being Report
Global well-being report on the state of the Chartered Accountancy profession
This report examines the state of resilience and well-being within the Chartered Accountancy profession, drawing on insights from a global survey of 697 Chartered Accountants. While Chartered Accountants play a critical role in safeguarding financial integrity, their work often entails significant stress and complexity.
Mental Health resources for Chartered Accountants
Here is a list of dedicated wellbeing hubs setup from some of the Chartered Accountants Worldwide Member Institutes:
Online Events & Webinars
Online Events & Webinars
One clear way that Chartered Accountant Member Institutes are rising to this challenge is in the creation and hosting of online events and activities.
We are working with the Institutes to present the events that have a global perspective and are available to Chartered Accountants everywhere.
Webinars on demand
In this special episode of Difference Makers Discuss, Carmine de Noia of the OECD sheds light on how finance professionals can tackle critical issues like the climate crisis and digital transformation, ultimately shaping cleaner, stronger economies.
In the latest episode of Difference Makers Discuss, we unlock the keys to resilience and well-being in the Chartered Accountancy profession as we reveal the results of a groundbreaking global report in conjunction with Brad Hook and Declan Scott of the Resilience Institute.
In this captivating episode, we delve into the remarkable journey of CA ANZ President, Tinashe Kamangira FCA, an influential figure in the accountancy world who has traversed continents and cultures to achieve success.
Featured Podcast
Global Challenges and the Drive for Sustainability with Carmine Di Noia (Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs at the OECD)
In this special episode of Difference Makers Discuss Ainslie Van Onselen, Chair Chartered Accountants Worldwide & CEO CA ANZ, meets Carmine Di Noia, Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs at the OECD.
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Featured Event
Difference Makers Discuss… Mental Health Matters
Join our Difference Makers as we uncover the issues around mental health and wellbeing affecting Chartered Accountants and the business & finance sector more broadly. In this episode our Difference Makers discuss Mental Health Matters. Guests include Ronan Dunne, Jonny Jacobs, and Dee France.
Download the Toolkit
Wellbeing Toolkit
This toolkit stands as a comprehensive guide, arming managers with crucial insights, strategies, and best practices to cultivate a thriving and dynamic team. Above all, it emphasises the critical need to build resilience and purpose within the workplace, contributing to a more productive, rewarding, and compassionate work environment. Together, let’s pave the way towards a brighter future for the Chartered Accountancy profession by prioritising mental health and fostering a culture of holistic wellbeing.
