The Trusted Leader Blog

Welcome to the Trusted Leader Blog: a space for forward-thinking individuals to hear from industry experts on emerging issues.

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 inclusive workplaces.

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Workplace Stress Rising: How Leaders Can Protect Employee Wellbeing

It's not surprising that many of us are feeling more irritable. In fact, it would be more surprising if we weren't. The constant barrage of headlines from an endless stream of sources serve as a constant reminder of how our world is changing and the...

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Workplace harassment written on notebook with glasses, pencil and coffee cup on wooden table

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The Role of Psychological Safety in Workplace Violence Prevention

Workplace violence is often considered to be a physical act, such as hitting, pushing, or worse, assault. Those are clearly forms of violence, and...

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Adapting to Climate Change: Protecting Your People and Your Business

Almost daily, the Weather Network shares an alert of some sort. Whether it’s extreme heat or cold, severe storms, high winds, or worse, there is...

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Beyond Financial Returns: The real ROI of Workplace Psychological Safety

We often hear the claim that “for every dollar invested in workplace mental health, organizations get multiple dollars back.” While well intended,...

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Ignoring Burnout Is a Costly Decision

It’s normal for employees to have days when they’re not operating at full capacity. In fact, we just posted a blog about the importance of taking...

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Clarity is King: Defining "good" drives workplace performance and culture

Employees and employers often have different perspectives on what a healthy culture and good performance look like.

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A Generation at Risk: How to Support Young Worker Mental Health

It’s well established that having a psychological health and safety program in place is essential for your employees and your business. However, a...

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Accountability and Trust: Foundations of Psychological Health and Safety

There is a common misperception that in a psychologically safe workplace, people always feel good, they don’t feel discomfort and they are rarely...

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Leading Through Language Barriers for a Safe Workplace

Immigrant workers play a vital role in Canada’s labour market. On top of adding to economic growth, they help fill critical job shortages in many...

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Launch a psychological health and safety program in 10 easy steps

A Psychological Health and Safety (PHS) program is not a wellness calendar, a mental health campaign, or a handful of training sessions. It is a...

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