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\nNew collection closes the gap between leadership development and well-being support as organizations seek to strengthen leaders and consolidate fragmented point solutions<\/i><\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As rising healthcare costs, workforce stress, and constant organizational change place increasing pressure on managers and leaders, employers are rethinking how they develop talent. Today, Modern Health<\/a>, a leading global workplace mental health platform, announced the launch of Resilient Leadership Pathways, a new collection within its Pathways offering designed to help current and emerging leaders tackle the gaps most programs miss: building the resilience, empathy, and confidence required to effectively lead in today\u2019s challenging workforce. Pathways help employees tackle life\u2019s key challenges and achieve measurable progress with structured 1:1 support in just four sessions.<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cManagers today are expected to do far more than manage performance; they\u2019re expected to guide teams through constant change, support employee well-being, and sustain engagement in increasingly demanding environments, often without the training or support to do it effectively,\u201d said Alison Borland, Chief People & Strategy Officer at Modern Health. \u201cAt the same time, employers are under pressure to simplify an increasingly fragmented benefits landscape and show measurable impact from their investments. As a result, we\u2019re seeing more organizations move away from standalone generic solutions and toward more integrated approaches that bring leadership development and well-being together as part of a broader workforce strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nThe Growing Pressure on Managers<\/b><\/p>\n

\nManagers today are expected to do far more than drive performance. They are increasingly responsible for supporting employee well-being, navigating constant organizational change, and sustaining team productivity amid rising burnout. In a Modern Health-led study<\/a> of U.S. employees, 77% of managers say their role is harder than ever, while 81% of non-managers say the prospect of becoming a manager is less appealing because of the current work environment. At the same time, 60% of managers report feeling an increasing expectation to support their teams\u2019 mental health, even though only 23% say they feel adequately equipped to do so.<\/p>\n

\nA New Approach to Leadership Support<\/b><\/p>\n

\nAt the same time, employers are under pressure to control healthcare costs and consolidate the growing number of point solutions across leadership development, well-being, and employee support. While many organizations invest heavily in leadership development, employers consistently report a critical gap: traditional programs teach management skills, but often fail to prepare leaders for the emotional and human challenges of modern work\u2014preventing burnout, leading with empathy, navigating uncertainty, and driving performance through change. \u200b\u200bIncreasingly, we\u2019re hearing from CHROs that they need more effective support for leadership development and manager enablement, not as standalone programs, but as part of a more integrated workforce strategy. Resilient Leadership Pathways address that gap by blending leadership development with mental well-being support into a single, structured program.<\/p>\n

\nEach Pathway in the collection pairs a manager or emerging leader with a dedicated Pathway Specialist \u2014 a Modern Health provider with advanced training in both leadership and well-being \u2014 across four focused one-to-one sessions grounded in evidence-based techniques. Modern Health peer-reviewed research<\/a> shows meaningful reductions in depression and anxiety as well as gains in emotional skills following just 2-3 employee coaching sessions. These sessions are complemented by practical digital tools that help participants apply new skills directly to their teams and real workplace challenges \u2014 not a hypothetical case study. The structured four-session format is designed to drive completion and deliver measurable progress that fits into a leader\u2019s actual schedule. And it\u2019s repeatable: leaders can return for new Pathways as their challenges evolve.<\/p>\n

\nTraining Leaders in the Skills Today\u2019s Workforce Demands<\/b><\/p>\n

\nThe Resilient Leadership Pathways collection launches with five topic-specific Pathways designed to help leaders build the core capabilities required to lead effectively in today\u2019s environment:<\/p>\n