R U OK? Day is a day that encourages Australians to open up about how they’re truly feeling and start conversations about mental health. While it is indeed just one day a year, it’s really about promoting conversations and openness about mental health all year round.

Connecting with your staff on R U OK? Day can seem like a daunting task. You might not be sure how to best approach the situation, or how to encourage conversations around mental health and wellbeing especially in the workplace environment. R U OK? Day provides the perfect opportunity to check-in with your teams, connect with them and ask them how they are going.

If you are having trouble coming up with creative ideas, you need to take a mental break. And that doesn’t mean that you need to leave the office. You just need to take a few minutes to change your mindset and believe in yourself and your project.

Routines—whether they’re of the morning, lunch, or commute variety—are unique for every worker. We may brush routines off because, well, they're routines, and so seem quite ordinary. However, simple routines, especially lunch break routines, can contribute to your overall productivity and success. So if you need to spice up yours, take a cue from one of these three lunch break routines.

Whatever the cause might be, it’s important to combat workplace stress, or else you’ll eventually fall ill and your work performance will suffer. To help you prevent that from happening, here are several steps you can take to minimize workplace stress.