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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How Leaders at All Levels Create Space to Receive Constructive Feedback

Feedback is important in the workplace at any time, especially now, as many leaders at all levels within organizations are struggling to keep employees who are working remotely connected to their work and colleagues in a meaningful way.

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Supporting Employees’ Mental Fitness

Self-awareness is a powerful tool. For example, if we step on a scale and discover that we are 10 pounds overweight, we have a choice. We can do...

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You Can’t Fix Loneliness, But You Can Facilitate Social Connections

How can a small employer ensure that every employee has one safe social connection in the workplace? A participant asked this question at Social...

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Setting Boundaries is Important for Leaders’ Well-Being

It’s been over seven months since the onset of the pandemic. As a leader, how concerned are you about supporting your employees through the next...

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The Importance of Leader Self-Care

To say that COVID has put enormous pressure on leaders would be an understatement. On top of accelerating and amplifying all of the usual business...

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How Leaders Can Support Introverts in the Workplace

“At least one third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, who innovate and create but dislike...

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Psychological Safety, Social Connections and Self-Advocacy

Only 23% of Canadian workers would feel comfortable talking to their employer about a psychological health issue. [1] The average employee spends...

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Meet Andrew Harkness

Andrew Harkness is the Strategy Advisor-Organizational Health Initiatives at the Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS) of Ontario. He has...

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Cultivating a Workplace of Civility and Respect ?

The world has seemed a lot darker since COVID-19 took us all in its grip, but if there is a silver lining to be found in this crisis, it could be...

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Meet Fresh Communications

Fresh Communications is an independent consulting firm with over 20 years of experience working with thought leaders and influencers who are...

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