Why Your Management Team Needs a Strengths-Based Approach

Shaelyn CamilleriLeadership, workplace

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This post is part of our series on The 5 Evidence-based Foundations of a Mentally Healthy Workplace. What is strengths-based management? Put simply, strengths-based management is where leaders put the main focus on employee strengths rather than shortcomings. This does not mean shortcomings are not addressed; rather they are approached as areas for improvement or professional goals. A strengths-based leader … Read More

The 5 Evidence-based Foundations of a Mentally Healthy Workplace

Shaelyn Camilleriworkplace, Leadership

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With frequent talk of “work-life-balance” encouraging more personal time to improve mental health, it is easy to forget the ‘work’ part of the equation. Mental health does not completely shift according to each context or setting we step into. Rather, mental health is fluid, with effects from one setting flowing through and impacting all others. With the average full-time employee spending … Read More

How do you Know if Someone has High-Functioning Depression?

Shaelyn Camillerimental health

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Depression. For most people, images of endless weeping in the corner of a dark room following a major tragedy spring to mind. In reality, depression can look very different across each person experiencing it. Let’s say you have a work friend who confides in you they’re struggling and think they may be depressed while somehow still smashing their KPI’s, organising … Read More

Workplace Narcissism and its Effects on the Workplace

Allos Australiaworkplace, psychology

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Workplace Narcissism and The Effects On The Workplace   Being in any kind of workplace can be both a fun and a dreadful experience. Fun, in a sense that everything can be thrilling and exciting. This is especially when you know you’re going to interact with a ton of clients and different workmates in your department. It can be dreadful … Read More