Workplace Safety & Prevention Services Blog
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Tips, resources, and insights to help leaders create safe, inclusive, and sustainable workplace cultures. We seek to empower leaders by providing insights and information that will inspire positive change within their organizations and communities. With a variety of contributors, the ideas and experiences shared make this a rich resource for creating healthy, psychologically safe, engaged and..
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services Blog
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Do you know the difference between neurotypical and neurodivergent employees ..read more
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services Blog
1M ago
At the peak of the pandemic, most Canadian employees were working remotely. Four years later, we’ve seen a moderate shift back, but the numbers of remote and hybrid employees remain significantly higher than they were pre-pandemic ..read more
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services Blog
1M ago
Each of us carries an invisible backpack containing our personal adversity load, social determinants, circumstances, and physical health, which influences the energy drained as we move through our day ..read more
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services Blog
2M ago
As leaders, we’d like to think we left bullying behind in our childhood playground. Yet the truth is not so reassuring; a recent workplace survey shows that almost one in three employees experience bullying ..read more
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3M ago
The workplace significantly influences employees’ experiences; every interaction creates positive or negative emotions. If they have more negative than positive experiences, it can increase the risk of mental harm and illness in the workplace ..read more
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services Blog
4M ago
CBC recently reported that the province of Ontario is facing a historic labour shortage. At the time of the report in early October, there were over 300,000 vacant positions – most of them in the skilled trades.
At Leading Minds. Exceptional Results: An Open Forum with CEO of the Year (COTY) Nominees, Yves Tremblay, President and CEO of Pronghorn Controls said they’ve experienced labour shortages before, but it’s different now. “We’ve been able to hire from different parts of the country – even places like Ireland where standards and training are congruent with what we have here. The differe ..read more
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services Blog
4M ago
Resiliency is a trainable intrapersonal skill. Despite common perception, it is not intuitive; it must be learned and practiced. The APA suggests it is like building muscle and requires focus and practice to build healthy social connections, physical wellness, and healthy thinking.  ..read more
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services Blog
5M ago
In June, the CEO Health + Safety Leadership Network hosted Innovative Concepts for Working Together in a Post-Pandemic World, a panel discussion featuring Manisha Mistry, Senior Director, HSSE & DEI, CSA Group; Nada Vuckovic, Head, Environment Health and Safety/Sustainability Officer, Siemens Canada Limited; Akela Peoples, President and CEO, Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC); and Maureen Juniper, Founding Partner of PRAXIS.
Ontario’s Chief Prevention Officer Dr. Joel Moody kicked things off with opening remarks and
Sandra Miller, Vice President Strategy and Governance at WSPS mo ..read more
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services Blog
5M ago
When biology upsets the nervous system, and a worker gets caught in a cycle of mental exhaustion and unpleasant emotions (stress, fear of failure, fear of being fired), spending more time in unpleasant than pleasant emotions, their brains and bodies produce toxic chemicals that can disrupt sleep, rest, and recharging – putting them one step closer to actually experiencing burnout.  ..read more
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services Blog
6M ago
Emotional ruptures can occur when people have interactions that they feel are unfair, aggressive, or immoral. Three common drivers of emotional ruptures are misunderstandings, incivility, and unresolved conflict. When they happen, they can trigger strong negative emotions and dramatically influence employees’ thoughts, feelings, and actions.  ..read more