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Leaders Are Crying Out For Support
Leaders Are Crying Out For Support Only 48% of managers strongly agreeing that they currently have the skills needed to be exceptional at their jobs (Gallup). The work environment continues to shift and evolve with Leaders assuming more and more responsibility and...
What To Do If An Employee Tells You They’re “Stressed”
What To Do If An Employee Tells You They're "Stressed" I once had a frustrated leader bark at me "How am I supposed to know if my team member really is stressed or not?" It was in the middle of a workshop with 50 other leaders in the room. His frustration was...
New Data Reveals New Insights
Traditionally, data showed that people left leaders not workplaces. New data received this month shows that the most frequent reason for employees to leave their organisation is excessive workload. Sure, there's potentially a correlation if concerns aren't being...
The Real Cost of Interruptions
The Real Cost of Interruptions How long does it take to get back into the ‘zone’ after an interruption? By the “zone” I mean that sense of flow, where you are productive and totally absorbed in the task at hand. Researchers at the University of California found it...
Navigating the Blind Spots of the ‘Empathy’ Clifton Strengths Talent
Sophie always knew she felt things more deeply than others.In meetings, she could sense tension before anyone spoke a word. When a team member was struggling, she was the first to notice. People gravitated to her when they needed someone to confide in. And as a...
Navigating the Blind Spots of the ‘Responsibility’ Clifton Strength
Victoria was the person everyone relied on at work. If a deadline was in jeopardy, she stepped in. If a team member was struggling, she picked up the slack. She prided herself on being dependable, always delivering on promises, and ensuring everything ran smoothly....
Bringing the Outside In – Using Nature in the Office to Boost Mood
There is no end of evidence that proves nature is good for our mental and physical wellbeing. What we have often felt has now been proven as fact, that sense of soul restoration, of mental clarity we get if we lose ourselves in a forest for a while for example. Or...
The Importance of Post-Incident Support for Minor OVA in the Workplace
Written By: Alexandra Heaney As a Mental Health Nurse who spent many years working in a large metropolitan public mental health facility, I have seen my fair share of OVA. It’s interesting when I reflect on some of the things that occurred in my time there, and I...
Struggling to Activate Your Psychosocial Safety Initiatives? Understand the WHY
I caught up with a legal colleague recently and we spent some time discussing how psychosocial safety initiatives still lack traction in many Australian workplaces. We mused over the fact that workplaces are change saturated, resource lean and struggling to CREATE...
Is Change Resistance Taking Up Space? How I finally embraced AI to create space
It’s 2025 and hasn’t the year has gotten off to a cracking pace? Those I was meeting with in mid-January were talking about the lack of "ease back in" time this year. Of course, in many ways we perpetuate this. It’s helpful to now and again stop and ask: How might I...
FISH – An Omega 3 Boost to Your Culture
Pardon the bad pun but it's not only our brain and skin cells that can benefit from a healthy dose of FISH. But our mindset, our positivity and our overall team culture can get a boost of goodness too! And pleasingly, you don't have to catch a smelly FISH or stink...
Struggling with the ‘C’ Word? Try These Tips!
Change. Yes, yes, it's a constant. But it doesn't mean it's easy to accept, particularly given it's not change itself that causes us angst, it's the uncertainty associated with change. What might this future state look like for me? How do I know if I can...