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This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. That additional work has seen Luke link up with REACH Isle of Man, the IOD and many businesses to tell the story of why this matters and how people can choose to hide behind a smile. He was also more recently a winner at the Extraordinary Islanders event. And I had so many messages back from colleagues and managers who were feeling the same and ever since then I’ve been involved in helping push that.’ He said: ‘At the time, I was working for a bank that employed thousands of people so I decided to speak about what I was going through by posting on our blog page to talk about how I’d been feeling for the last 14 months. You can’t be a bad manager, you need to be able to spot the signs of where colleagues may be struggling, especially if you’ve been managing people remotely.’įor Luke, this isn’t just about the idea of managers improving, his own personal experience of dealing with anxiety has led to him wanting to help as many other people as possible. ‘Managers need to be there to support their staff as good managers. If you live in an apartment, for example, you’re working from 9am until maybe 5.30pm at home and you log off and it can be hard to disconnect and for it to be your home space. ‘I think with the hybrid home/office working scenario, companies may forget about their home workers a bit more. So it is really important that managers are there for their colleagues, especially since Covid. He said: ‘We spend 35 or more hours a week at work and we probably spend a lot more time there than we do in our home lives, going to the gym, or whatever else you do. That training video could also be available for companies on the island, with Luke saying he was keen to ensure that if local businesses do want to access it, they would be able to contact Unmind to request to use the academy.įor Luke, while the exposure is clearly nice, promoting positive employee welfare is more important.

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We did a full two days of filming and now they’re using that video in their line manager training which will be used in about 25 different countries with companies such as Virgin Media and the NHS’Īs well as these big names, Luke’s experience could also be shared with other industry leaders such as easyJet and Jet2, meaning he could be watched by over three million people. ‘So I went to London back in February to film my lived experience and my personal experiences. Luke said: ‘Off the back of that, I was contacted in January by a company called Unmind which was launching a new mental health training programme for managers and using that on a global platform. He explained that about nine months ago he was nominated for the Insider Out leaderboard, which celebrates future leaders and executives that promote mental health and wellbeing. We sat down for a chat with Luke to tell us all about why his face will be seen around the world. After his work during the pandemic to help his colleagues with their mental health, Luke Adebiyi has continued on his work and is now receiving international recognition.