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 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 self promotion, who favour working on their own over working in teams.” - Susan Cain, Quiet

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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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Report on Loneliness, Isolation and Resilience

Help employees stay socially connected in the workplace Before COVID, we were already starting to experience a global loneliness epidemic. Over the...

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Meet Dr. Bill Howatt

Dr. Bill Howatt is founder of Howatt HR Consulting. He has published numerous books and articles, such as Stop Hiding and Start Living, The Coping...

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Burnout: What Leaders Must Know and What They Can Do to Support Employees

Most leaders have heard of the term burnout, but not all understand its legitimacy. Unfortunately, burnout is often dismissed as regular workplace...

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Leaders Can Help Employees Reduce Their Risk for Mental Fatigue

For the past few months, many employees have been running on adrenaline. With all the change and disruption, it’s been a challenging time. Now, the...

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Work 2.0 Reboot: Supporting Employees’ Mental Health

Governments are beginning to loosen restrictions and some businesses are firing up their engines again. If you are leading one of these operations,...

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