Insights on Wellbeing
How to protect yourself against the winter blues
With colder, darker days setting in, people may notice they experience a dip in mood, feel more irritable, fatigued and less motivated. The reason for this may be Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or the less-severe form, the winter blues.
With colder, darker days setting in, people may notice they experience a dip in mood, feel more irritable, fatigued and less motivated.
Mental wellbeing isn’t a side project – it’s a leadership strategy. The CAW Mental Wellbeing for Managers’ Toolkit shows us how to embed psychological safety into everyday leadership.
Resilience isn’t a personality trait , it’s a skillset. The Resilience Institute’s report on the accounting profession shows that adaptive capacity, emotional regulation, and realistic optimism are key to thriving in today’s complex world
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
What does it take to train for the Olympics while studying for your chartered accountancy exams, and then go on to break a world record? If you’re Catriona Jennings, the answer involves meticulous planning, hard-won resilience, and a willingness to take calculated risks, both on the track and in the boardroom.
What does it take to train for the Olympics while studying for your chartered accountancy exams, and then go on to break a world record? If you’re Catriona Jennings, the answer involves meticulous planning, hard-won resilience, and a willingness to take calculated risks, both on the track and in the boardroom.
In the latest episode of Difference Makers Discuss, host Sinead Donovan sat down with Nick, co-founder and CEO of Invigilator App, for a wide-ranging conversation that touched on educational equity, the ethics of AI, entrepreneurship, and why the Chartered Accountancy qualification might just be the best-kept secret in tech. It’s a conversation packed with insights that are as relevant to the boardroom as they are to the lecture hall.
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.
Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts and other podcast networks.
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.
