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.

Health & Safety Culture (2)

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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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4 min read

CEOs see success when safety is their north star

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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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3 min read

Microaggressions in the Workplace

Sheldon Kennedy: May 30, 2023

Unfortunately, good things don’t always come in small packages. If you’re not already familiar with the relatively recent buzzword, microaggressions,...

Culture Psychological Safety & Wellness Health & Safety Culture

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1 min read

Many leaders are grossly underestimating the importance of health and safety to employees

Fresh Communications in collaboration with WSPS: May 26, 2023

If you think applicants aren’t paying attention to your commitment to health and safety, think again. The results of the most recent Health and...

Culture Psychological Safety & Wellness Health & Safety Culture

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3 min read

Domestic violence may be looming over your workplace. Are you ready to protect employees?

Dr. Bill Howatt: May 16, 2023

A recent article published in WSPS’ eNews highlights the importance of protecting employees from domestic violence. This pervasive threat may be...

Culture Psychological Safety & Wellness Health & Safety Culture

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Give Your Managers Tools and Resources to Build a Psychologically Safe Workplace

Fresh Communications in collaboration with WSPS: May 1, 2023

LinkedIn's recently released 2023 Workplace Learning Report, a compilation of data collected from surveys completed by learning and development (L&D)...

Leader Care Psychological Safety & Wellness Health & Safety Culture

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Healthier, happier employees and better business results: Are you ready to adopt a four-day work week?

Fresh Communications in collaboration with WSPS: April 14, 2023

Before 2020, few employers could imagine having a large contingent, if not all, employees working from home. Of course, that was before the pandemic...

Culture Health & Safety Culture