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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Meet Anne Cesak

Anne Cesak, CHRL is a Senior Consultant at Great Place To Work® Canada and a human resources professional focused on helping senior leaders develop an engaged culture to meet today’s demanding workforce challenges. A champion of HR strategies that...

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How to Enhance Employee Well-being: Lessons from a Global Authority on Workplace Culture

How often have you asked someone you work with how they are, and you get a half-hearted, ‘good’ or ‘fine’? Maybe you have been the one to give the...

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Understanding and Addressing Trauma and Stress in the Workplace

While programs like Bell’s Let’s Talk campaign have helped reduce the stigma around mental health, several indicators show that Canadians still have...

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2 min read

Avoid the Resiliency Training Trap with these 4 key program elements

Evidence suggests that resilience increases job satisfaction, happiness at work, organizational commitment, engagement, and productivity. So, it’s...

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2 min read

The interdependency of psychological safety, tacit knowledge and business success

A psychologically safe workplace is designed to protect employees from mental harm and promote mental health. In these workplace cultures, employees...

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How to use group discussions to facilitate workplace respect

Cultivating a respectful workplace culture requires a comprehensive approach to create lasting change. At Respect Group Inc., workplace training is...

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3 min read

Poor Workplace Mental Health is Costing Your Business Money

Thanks to our funding partners, Mental Health Research Canada has been able to collect benchmark data on psychological health and safety in the...

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3 min read

Electric Vehicles Introduce New Hazards for Automotive Businesses

In the last four years, automotive and battery makers have announced more than $31 billion in investments in electric vehicle manufacturing in...

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4 min read

How to use the 3 E model for workplace mental health management

It is estimated that mental health claims have risen by 75% since 2019, and 12 billion working days are lost globally every year, to depression and...

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Foster growth and resilience by applying a trauma-informed approach in your workplace

Aggressive, hostile, uncivil and disrespectful behaviour is on the rise in Canadian workplaces. In a survey of 5000 Canadian workers conducted in...

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