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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Show new & young workers that safety is part of your organization's DNA

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Fresh Communications in collaboration with WSPS: November 22, 2023

CBC recently reported that the province of Ontario is facing a historic labour shortage. At the time of the report in early October, there were over 300,000 vacant positions – most of them in the skilled trades. At Leading Minds. Exceptional...

Culture Health & Safety Culture

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Do You Know How To Strengthen Employee Resilience? Start By Addressing Their Adversity Load

Dr. Bill Howatt: November 14, 2023

Resiliency is a trainable intrapersonal skill. Despite common perception, it is not intuitive; it must be learned and practiced. The APA suggests it...

Psychological Safety & Wellness

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How to Create a Positive Workplace Culture from Afar

Fresh Communications in collaboration with WSPS: October 27, 2023

In June, the CEO Health + Safety Leadership Network hosted Innovative Concepts for Working Together in a Post-Pandemic World, a panel discussion...

Culture Health & Safety Culture

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8 Ways You Can Help Prevent Burnout Among Your Employees

Dr. Bill Howatt: October 20, 2023

When biology upsets the nervous system, and a worker gets caught in a cycle of mental exhaustion and unpleasant emotions (stress, fear of failure,...

Culture Health & Safety Culture

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CEOs see success when safety is their north star

Fresh Communications in collaboration with WSPS: September 26, 2023

In a recent episode of the Inside the Strategy Room podcast, author, Harvard Business School professor, and former CEO of Medtronic, Bill George,...

Culture Health & Safety Culture

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Healthy Workplace Relationships: Strategies for Repairing Emotional Ruptures

Dr. Bill Howatt: September 18, 2023

Emotional ruptures can occur when people have interactions that they feel are unfair, aggressive, or immoral. Three common drivers of emotional...

Culture Psychological Safety & Wellness

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Fear Factor: Your business will suffer if employees are afraid of making mistakes

Dr. Bill Howatt: August 31, 2023

Are your employees afraid of making mistakes? If you said that you don’t think so, how confident are you that employees would say the same? Winston...

Culture Psychological Safety & Wellness

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Rest, Recharge & Thrive: How to build a vacation-friendly workplace culture

Fresh Communications in collaboration with WSPS: August 23, 2023

We're into the dog days of summer and vacation season. Hopefully, you've had a steady rotation of people taking the opportunity to get away from work...

Culture Psychological Safety & Wellness