As an employer, it is your duty of care to create a safe and supportive workplace for your employees. Unfortunately, domestic violence (DV) and coercive control are becoming all too common in society and must be addressed by employers to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their employees. This guide will discuss the importance of recognising the signs of domestic … Read More
Tips For Maintaining Your Mental Health During The Holidays
The holidays can be a stressful time for many people. There are pressures to spend time with family, to find the perfect gifts, and to budget for extra expenses. Along with all of this, there is often the added stress of travel. It can be tough to maintain mental health during the holidays, but it is possible. Here are some … Read More
The Neuroscience of Nature: How time Outdoors Benefits your Brain
As we looked at the straggly bushes in our neighbor’s garden, we wondered if we’d mistakenly assumed he’d tidy his garden when we, his new neighbors, moved in. A few days later, he happened to walk past when we were again assessing the bushes after a walk. We introduced ourselves, and his face lit up as his eyes followed ours. … Read More
Forest therapy is now in Australia, but what is it exactly?
The evidence is mounting that time in nature makes you happier, healthier and smarter. Forest Therapy – known in Japan as Shinrin-yoku – triggers your body’s own anti-depressant response, boosts your immune system and even increases your creativity and mental capabilities. If you have ever walked in nature Thoreau-style, you may already know the therapeutic benefit of contemplative time in the … Read More
How the Workplace Resilience Movement Lost its Way and How to Save it
The psychological resilience movement promised to emancipate us from suffering and empower us to overcome whatever adversities life threw our way. However, increasingly it’s seen as a tool that enables worker exploitation. How did it come to this? As we will see, the seeds of the movement’s decline were sown long ago. Fortunately for all of us, a new generation … Read More
The Great Procrastination: Hybrid work and the Mysterious Case of the Lollygaggers
Not everyone is thriving while working from home. For some employees, their productivity has plummeted and with it their sense of self-worth. In this month’s piece, we look into the deeper drivers of chronic procrastination, how hybrid work is exacerbating it for some, how individuals can regain control of their time, as well as what managers can do to better … Read More
I’ve Spoken With Hundreds Of Suicidal People. Here’s My Advice On How to Have that Conversation (And Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid)
If you’re concerned about a friend or loved one who might be suicidal, read this guide to learn how to have an open and honest conversation about suicide and what to do next to keep them safe.
The Wrong Way And The Right Way To Do Hybrid Work
With the panic of the pandemic fading, employers and employees are trying to settle on a new way of working. All signs point to some type of hybrid arrangement which permits flexible working, greater work life balance, and a better employee experience. However, hybrid work is not without risk. In many cases, company culture will be irrevocably changed. Productivity is … Read More
How to create a Psychological Health and Safety strategy (you’re proud of!)
John Holt and Nick Watts, our resident Psychological Health & Safety Management experts discuss the fundamentals of building and implementing an effective Psychological Health and Safety Management system. If you’d like their guidance click here to schedule a free discovery call. John: So Nick, I appreciate that we have a new standard and code of practice, but is this actually … Read More
How to Pull Yourself Out of a Post-Pandemic Rut
2022 is barely three-months old and now Australia is flooding, Russia has invaded Ukraine, and we have no idea what else is coming our way. It might feel like another installment of 2020 all over again; uncertainty, ‘what ifs?’, and hours spent doom-scrolling. So, how do we break the cycle and start really living again? Accept we are grieving When … Read More