27 07, 2018

Remotely Safe

2018-05-25T18:32:21+08:00July 27th, 2018|Coaching and Management Support, HR Consulting Services, Psychosocial Hazards, Training and Development|

Employees who work remotely and by themselves have less direct supervision and exposure to the climate of their organisations. Remote or isolated workers can include those that are not necessarily working in geographically remote areas. Examples may include people who work outside of typical office hours such as real estate agents, convenience store personnel, long distance truck / train drivers, pack rangers and agricultural workers.Interestingly, research by the Liberty Mutual

19 07, 2018

Towards a Culture of Psychological Safety

2018-05-25T18:27:53+08:00July 19th, 2018|Coaching and Management Support, Conflict Resolution and Mediation, HR Consulting Services, Psychosocial Hazards, Training and Development, Workplace Investigations|

A concept which is receiving an increasing amount of attention across many occupational areas is "Psychological Safety". This term can be defined as actions taken within an organisation to ensure the mental and emotional well-being of individuals within the work-group. Around Australia and New Zealand, Psychological Safety has great importance from OSH and "duty of care" perspectives. In the workplace there are a number of psychosocial hazards that can affect

11 07, 2018

Mindfulness and the Olive Cure

2018-05-25T18:11:48+08:00July 11th, 2018|HR Consulting Services, Training and Development|

Recently a dear friend gave me a boxful of beautiful olives from her mother’s farm. When you first pick olives, actually tasting them is only for the brave. Being incredibly bitter and inedible at this stage, olives need to be cured. This process involves slitting the olives and soaking them in regularly changed water for around ten days. After all this, marination can begin. I love using red wine

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