by Tanya Heaney Voogt | Oct 19, 2022 | Leadership, Mentally Healthy Workplace
Psychosocial hazards are the things in the design, application and management of work that contribute to work-related stress. Work-related stress in itself is not necessarily a problem. But when the stress is severe, prolonged or unmanaged, you increase the...
by Tanya Heaney Voogt | Sep 19, 2022 | Change Management
What’s your default change response? Do you move from 0 – Me in 60 seconds? You’re not alone. As part of our threat detection response during any perceived threat our amygdala kicks in and spirals us into a reactive state, rather than a constructive...
by Tanya Heaney Voogt | Aug 22, 2022 | Culture, Leadership, Mentally Healthy Workplace
If people are our greatest assets, why then do we treat them like consumables? Under the Financial Management Act, public sector entities are required to develop comprehensive asset management plans for each of the significant assets used in the operation of...
by Tanya Heaney Voogt | Jun 28, 2022 | Mentally Healthy Workplace
Psychological Safety – The Foxes Trap Ever been lured into the foxes trap only to get your head bitten off? A common workplace scenario is a Boss who says “it’s a safe space to speak up” when in fact it’s a wicked trap and those who are...
by Tanya Heaney Voogt | Jun 13, 2022 | Change Management, Coaching, Culture
Unmanageable workload continues to be a major work-related stress risk. I refer to this chronic problem as ‘normalised work overload’ and whilst managing this is not on-trend yet, I propose it absolutely should be. Workplace mental injury claims are...
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