by Tanya Heaney Voogt | Nov 21, 2022 | Mentally Healthy Workplace
Julie’s Story – A Case Study Julie was a senior manager attending her first management team meeting in her new workplace. Twenty other managers were in the room, plus the executive members and the chief executive officer (CEO). What surprised Julie the...
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 | 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 | May 30, 2022 | Mentally Healthy Workplace
In my work across organisations, I have identified six distinct barriers to organisations progressing this transformation work or maturing in line with the mentally healthy workplace maturity model below. To succeed, you must understand and address these barriers...
by Tanya Heaney Voogt | Feb 25, 2022 | Mentally Healthy Workplace
In organisations of low maturity (see maturity model below), most psychological harm prevention activity tends to centre around an annual mandatory training program that is transactional and compliance-focused. Bullying, harassment, discrimination are generally the...
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