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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Rising retail theft and violence: How to protect your business, team and customers

The Businesses in all communities across Canada have seen a significant rise in violent and organized crime. This activity extends beyond dash and dines and shoplifting. Rui Rodrigues, Executive Advisor at Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says, “We...

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How To Facilitate Effective Psychological Health And Safety Critical Event Reviews

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety defines an “incident” as any occurrence or condition that results in, or could have resulted...

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The Positive Impact of Safety on the Employee Experience

Whether in-person in a physical location, working remotely or hybrid, on the road or on a worksite, employees have common needs when it comes to...

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How to Optimize Your Business’ Workplace Mental Health Investments

A Deloitte Canada report suggests the median annual return on investment for workplace mental health programs is $1.62 for every dollar invested....

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Mental Health in the Workplace: Leaders are Making a Difference

Mental Health Research Canada recently released two reports that contain interesting findings for leaders in Canadian workplaces. Last month, MHRC...

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The Power of Seeking Help: Why Strong Leaders Embrace Support

Knowing when to seek help is a hallmark of strong leadership. If we deny ourselves support when it is needed, we run the risk of experiencing...

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Create A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace to Boost Belonging and Performance

Being your authentic self is becoming a familiar refrain as organizations have started recognizing the benefits of employees being able to be...

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How to prevent psychological harm caused by negative work demand

Employees can perceive work demand as a positive charge (i.e., manageable and rewarding) or a negative drain (i.e., overwhelming). It becomes a...

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Overcoming Barriers: How to Build Inclusive Workplaces for New Canadians

The government of Canada is on track to reach its goal of welcoming 500,000 new Canadians by 2025.

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How to mitigate the psychological impact of AI in your workplace

In his latest shareholders meeting, Warren Buffet made a profound statement that AI is out of the box and there is no stopping it. Good or bad, it is...

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