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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Turning Grief into Hope: A Story of Workplace Tragedy & Resilience

Eugene presented his story at the WSPS Staff Alignment Day where he shared the devastating impact of losing his father in a workplace fatality. Following his presentation, WSPS summer student Julia Colangelo followed up with Eugene to learn more...

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The Business Case for Investing in Mental Health Prevention

Despite the information available and the strong business case to do so, there are still very few employers investing in mental health prevention and...

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Prevent Psychological Harm at Work by Asking Better Questions

Most leaders would never accept a workplace safety strategy built entirely around emergency response. Imagine walking through your operation and...

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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...

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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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