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We invite you to explore the library of articles below. We have compiled these resources to support your journey towards sustainable Mental Fitness.
What’s on Your Training Wish List in 2025?
Proceed with Care in 2025 WARNING!! A Perkbox survey found the number of Australians who are looking for a new job surged in 2025 amid
Strategise for Success in 2025
Why strategise right now? As we navigate the ‘Post-Holiday Adjustment Period’ it’s important to consider that right now offers an ideal opportunity, and the environment,
Self-Care Tips for Leaders: navigating the festive rush
Why this time of year is hard on Leaders? Juggling end-of-year targets, managing staff schedules, morale, and momentum—all while trying to maintain a cheerful holiday spirit
Controlling Psychosocial Risks: A guide for any organisation
In the ever-evolving landscape of workplace safety, its crucial to have the right psychosocial risk control measures in place to safeguard everyone’s wellbeing and performance
EVP for Healthier Business Success
Let’s define what an EVP is! 👉 Essentially, an Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is an organization’s promise to its employees—what they can expect in return
Assessing Psychosocial Risks: A Guide for Small to Medium Business
In today’s fast-paced work environment, effectively managing psychosocial risks is crucial for the safety and performance of employees. This is especially important for small to
Identifying Workplace Psychosocial Hazards
Why it pays to Identify Psychosocial Hazards in your Workplace? In the modern Australian landscape of organisational management, addressing workplace safety now extends to include
Mental wellbeing tools for The Festive Season
Survive the impending holiday hustle In recent years there’s been non-stop talk about stress management, workplace wellbeing, mental health, and work-life balance. However, as we
Selecting an EAP: What to Look for and Why It Matters
What do people think about EAPs? Over the years we’ve had many conversations with business leaders, and HR/People & Culture and WHS Managers, about the
Mental Health Week 2023 Tool Kit
Get Involved in QMHW 2023 Let us help you support the mental wellbeing of those you care for. Everyone’s busy, so we thought we’d put
The Importance of Taking Breaks
If you’ve ever had the opportunity to observe your pet’s mastery of taking a break you’ve probably noticed that they’re really good at it. They
Self-Leadership: Your Ultimate Foundation
“You lead the way, I’m following you closely.” Leadership is the process of guiding or influencing others. Piece of cake really!! No? In reality, if
How we make decisions but why people can’t
What’s at Play Whether at home, work, or somewhere in-between there are constantly decisions to deal with or make. Ultimately, our decisions, or other people’s decisions,
4 ways to Influence Employee Motivation
Our workplace landscape For anyone managing people in the workplace, in the past couple of years, they’ve experienced unprecedented challenges. As we navigate the new
3 powerful reasons to reflect, and how to do it
Time to take a moment It’s fast approaching the festive season and like most people you’re diligently head down focussed on putting your pressing workload to
3 tools to Improve Your Emotional Control
Why emotional control? Let’s face it, we all have moments, every day (good or bad), where we could handle or react to situations better. It
Preventing burnout – it starts with an audit
Burnout in short Burnout is defined as an ‘occupational phenomenon’ which occurs when we don’t manage external and internal stress factors successfully. Burnout leaves you
3 Daily Mental Fitness Tools for Leaders
The Current Leadership Dilemma Organisational leadership has never been more important or complex. While employees like leaders who put the needs of their teams first,
Creating Healthy Work Design
Getting Healthy work design right Be confident, get it right and a psychologically safe workplace benefits everyone. Yes, good work design really does protect workers
How high job demands can threaten your business
Why are high job demands costly? As an organisational psychology company we are very familiar with the huge toll that psychosocial hazards can potentially have
This R U OK Day, who will you be checking in on?
Today is R U OK? Day A day dedicated to harm prevention that encourages people to stay connected and have conversations that can help others
Wellness at Work Report
The Current Workplace Landscape As you know, 2022 continues to provide unique challenges to organisations and employee wellbeing. Employment Hero (Australian SaaS company helping SMB’s)
Create a mentally healthy workplace
Keen to get it right? Recent political and social events have certainly applied the blow torch to the issue of mental health in Australian workplaces.
The foundations of mental fitness
What is mental fitness? Mental fitness isn’t a unicorn state that only highly successful people can achieve. In fact, the great news is that anyone
Keep the holiday feelings at work
Why that holiday feeling? Have you noticed, when you go on an extended holiday, the first few days last forever, time seems to be elongated?
I really want to achieve my New Year’s resolution
Firstly, cut yourself some slack we’ve got you on this You committed to a very worthwhile New Year’s resolution. You shared this with people close
Why don’t New Year’s resolutions work?
The sobering reality of New Year’s resolutions So…Why don’t New Year’s resolutions work?Firstly, let’s uncover the telling statistics on New Year’s resolutions. Then we can
10 tips for surviving your family at Christmas
The Survival guide to your family christmas🎄 Christmas is coming! While it’s a season of joy and celebration, it can also feel like navigating a
How to stop worrying so much
Worry and how to tame it Firstly, what is worry? Worry is a natural response to anticipated future problems. Worry is usually short term. Worry
Flourishing in a VUCA world
What is this VUCA world? Given the events of recent years, and the impending events facing us in years to come, Warren Bennis and Burt
Benefits of a digital detox
Do Digital Detoxes really work? Health experts are recommending periodic digital detox or an extended period without gadgets. This certainly isn’t surprising considering the restrictive
The building blocks of mental wellbeing
Spotlight on mental wellbeing Some people call it resilience. Some people call it grit. But whatever you call it, improving your mental wellbeing, for better
Why does sleep improve brain health
What do we know about sleep and brain health? Sleep remains one of the most important but least understood aspects of our overall wellbeing. Science
3 strategies to prevent burnout
During our regular working week we’re invariably stretched or fatigued due to work stress, family life, or personal commitments. As a consequent our empathy, creativity,
The health benefits of being quiet
Finding peace and quiet Finding peace and quiet in modern times can be a challenge. However, consciously practicing silence and quiet provides significant physical and
Post traumatic growth and wellbeing
Fertile ground for positive change We have previously proposed the concept that the Pandemic presented a unique opportunity. We questioned, whether our communities, as a
The 5 myths of happiness
Beware the Happiness trap Is true happiness ever a constant in anyone’s universe? Honestly, if we get to touch it for a little while, we
Why saying no is good for your wellbeing
Saying no is better than O.K It consists of just two little letters, but the word “no” can have a big impact on your relationships
Mental toughness and student success
The game changer for secondary students The ‘D21: Learning Making Shaping education conference’, held at Dwight School, Seoul Korea explored: What will last to shape
Change your brain with mental imagery
The ultimate line of defence We all have countless opportunities to effectively employ practical mental imagery to calm our nervous system and interrupt negative thought
Gain more life control
Life control = a can-do attitude We all have the power to proactively respond to anything life throws at us. ‘Everything can be taken from
Why acts of kindness make us happier
The Psychology and Science of Kindness It is commonly known that demonstrating kindness positively correlates to our own happiness. If you’ve ever found yourself looking
The benefits of laughter and play
Laughter and Play – mental fitness superfood Let’s explore the great psychological health benefits of incorporating more play and laughter into your professional and personal
Business Leadership Development: Business Basics Grant
Eligible small businesses from across Queensland are able to apply for a $5,000 grant to increase core skills and adopt best practice when the program
Secrets to habit formation
Effective habit formation? You usually have good intentions but you struggle to get new habits to stick? No-one has ever shared the secrets to highly
The 4 happy brain chemicals
Happy Hormones fuel your mental fitness The feeling that is called happiness is produced by the production of four brain chemicals: dopamine, endorphin, oxytocin, and
The Wellbeing Benefits of Gratitude
The Power of Gratitude: A Simple Habit for a Stronger Mind Gratitude is more than just a feel-good emotion – it’s a powerful tool that
Indistractable and Getting Traction
Master Your Focus: How to Overcome Distractions and Gain True Traction In today’s fast-paced world, distractions are everywhere—but according to Nir Eyal’s groundbreaking book, Indistractable,
How to Develop Mental Toughness
What Is Mental Toughness? You’ve probably heard the term mental toughness thrown around a lot. Whether it’s an athlete pulling off an impossible comeback, a
Indistractable: Mastering Internal Triggers
Control Your Day – Or It Will Control You In today’s hyper-connected world, staying focused on what truly matters can feel like an uphill battle.
Growth Mindset and Life-Long Achievement
Understanding Growth Mindset: Unlocking Your Potential You’ve likely heard the term ‘growth mindset’ before, but do you truly understand how it can shape your life
Mental Fitness and Post-Traumatic Growth
From Trauma to Transformation: The Power of Post-Traumatic Growth When faced with adversity, many people are familiar with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – but have you
Personal Strengths and Powerful Outcomes
Unlock Your Potential: Thriving with Your Unique Character Strengths Rather than simply going through the motions of daily life, what if you could harness your
Character Strengths and Personal Virtues
Unlocking Your Unique Strengths: The Science Behind Character and Virtue Did you know that your character strengths make you truly one of a kind? Across
Character Strengths: benefits of discovering your TOP 5
Unlock Your Potential: Discover Your Top 5 Character Strengths What if the key to unlocking personal and professional success was already within you? Research in
6 Interventions that improve Mental Toughness
Unlocking Mental Toughness: 6 Proven Strategies What if you could train your mind to handle stress, pressure, and setbacks with greater confidence and control? Imagine
The 8 Factors of Mental Toughness
Unlock the Power of Mental Toughness What sets high achievers apart? Why do some people thrive under pressure while others struggle? The answer lies in
4 C’s of Mental Toughness
Why Mental Toughness Matters No matter your ambitions in life, Mental Toughness is a powerful trait that can significantly impact your success, resilience, and overall well-being. Whether
Self Awareness and Character Strengths
measuring your Character Strengths By undertaking the ‘VIA Character Strengths Survey’ you can reliably measure your inherent character strengths. This will enable you to start
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