Well-being for Entrepreneurs & Startups
Overview
Empowering Sustainable Business Through Human-Centered Leadership
Objectives
By the end of this program, participants will:
- Understand the connection between personal well-being and entrepreneurial sustainability
- Learn practical tools to manage mental health, stress, and burnout
- Build a culture of care and resilience in their startup teams
- Integrate well-being into their business model, leadership style, and long-term vision
- Explore how SDGs (especially SDG 3, 5, 8) relate to entrepreneur well-being and impact
Outline
DAY 1: Founder's Well-being & Inner Resilience
Program overview, participant introductions, and expectations
The emotional rollercoaster of entrepreneurship
- Risks of burnout and isolation
- Case studies of founders who failed/succeeded because of well-being factors
Recognizing stress, anxiety, and fatigue
- Work/life integration vs. balance
- Sleep, nutrition, physical habits for founders
Self-assessment tool: “How well am I?”
- Designing your own micro-well-being strategy
- Reflection: What energizes you vs. what drains you?
DAY 2: Team Culture, Impact, and Sustainable Leadership
Building trust, openness, and psychological safety
- Mental health in small teams
- Setting well-being norms from day one
Human-centered leadership for startups
- Managing people with empathy
- Avoiding overcommitment and unrealistic hustle culture
6. Well-being as Business Strategy
Connecting well-being to retention, productivity, and innovation
- Aligning with SDGs: health, equality, and decent work
- How to position well-being in your startup pitch or vision
7. Closing & Commitment Session
Participants present their startup well-being manifesto
- Resources and support networks
- Post-training follow-up options
Language
Bilingual
Duration
2 Full Training Days - 12 Training Hours.
More Details
Startup founders,
co-founders, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and early-stage startup
teams
Delivery: In-person or hybrid
Methodology: Workshops, self-assessments, practical tools, case studies, and
group coaching
Included Resources
• Founders’ Well-being Toolkit (PDF)
• Team culture checklist
• Mental health support directory (local and online)
• Printable well-being canvas for startups
• Access to post-training peer group
• Founders’ Well-being Toolkit (PDF)
• Team culture checklist
• Mental health support directory (local and online)
• Printable well-being canvas for startups
• Access to post-training peer group
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Bloc Notes
Pens
Attendance Certificates
