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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: How to Thrive Amid Uncertainty and Change
Resilient, Focused, and Forward-Thinking in a Rapidly Changing World Given the events of recent years – and the unpredictable road ahead – the concept of

Unplug to Recharge: 6 Surprising Benefits of a Digital Detox
Unplug to Recharge: The Real Benefits of a Digital Detox Could your brain use a breather from the buzz, dings, and scroll sessions? Let’s be

The Building Blocks of Mental Wellbeing: Simple Habits for a Healthier Mind
Tune In to Thrive: The Building Blocks of Mental Wellbeing What if the key to a happier, healthier life wasn’t found in doing more –

Why Sleep Is Your Brain’s Best Friend: Unlocking the Power of Rest
Why Sleep Might Be the Best Brain Boost You’re Not Prioritising Let’s be honest – how often do you actually get a good night’s sleep?

3 Smart Strategies to Prevent Burnout and Protect Your Wellbeing
Feeling the Burn? How to Stop Overload Before It Stops You Let’s be real – modern life rarely lets up. Whether it’s work deadlines, family

The Quiet Advantage: Surprising Health Benefits of Embracing Silence
Finding Peace and Quiet: A Powerful Antidote to Modern Noise In today’s fast-paced, hyper-connected world, finding a moment of genuine peace and quiet can feel

Unlocking Strength: How Post-Traumatic Growth Can Enhance Your Wellbeing
Fertile Ground for Positive Change What if some of life’s most difficult experiences – those moments that shake us to our core – could actually

The 5 Common Myths About Happiness and Why They’re Holding You Back
Beware the Happiness Trap: What If Everything You Believe About Happiness Is Wrong? We live in a world obsessed with being happy. Just scroll through

The Power of Saying No: Protecting Your Wellbeing at Work
Saying no is better than O.K It always starts with good intentions. A team member needs support, a colleague asks for a quick review, or

Mental Toughness and Student Success: Building Resilience for Academic Achievement
Building Mental Toughness for Student Success As parents, we all want our children to thrive academically, emotionally, and socially, especially in the demanding world of

Change Your Brain with Mental Imagery: A Professional’s Tool for Performance
Mental Imagery: Your Ultimate Line of Defence Against Stress In the high-pressure world of modern work, stress, distraction, and negative thought loops can easily hijack

Regain Control: Empowering Strategies for Busy Professionals
Life Control: The Key to a Can-Do Attitude When life throws challenges your way, you have the power to respond. It all comes down to

How Acts of Kindness Boost Happiness
The Psychology and Science of Kindness: Why It Feels Good to Do Good We’ve all heard that being kind to others is good for the

The Benefits of Laughter and Play
Laughter and Play – The Mental Fitness Superfood When was the last time you had a really good laugh? The kind that makes your stomach

Mastering Habit Formation
Struggling to Make Good Habits Stick? You’re Not Alone. If you’ve ever tried to break a bad habit or start a new healthy one, only

Feel-Good Chemicals That Boost Your Mood
Improve Mood and Wellbeing: Dopamine, Endorphins, Oxytocin, and Serotonin Have you ever wondered what makes you feel good, both physically and emotionally? It’s all thanks

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

Master Your Focus in a World of Distraction
Master Your Focus: Practical Strategies to Beat Distraction and Boost Performance In today’s hyper-connected workplace, staying focused feels harder than ever. Emails, meetings, notifications, personal

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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