The cumbersome systems that have evolved around workers compensation cause frustration and suffering for employers and workers. Employers get saddled with volatile costs and workers get labelled as problems to be fixed. Health professionals reluctantly and cautiously engage in the same way that we tolerate … Learn more >>>>>
What and how should we measure to support recovery from injury?
What and how should we measure to support recovery from injury?
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted”[1]
Albert Einstein (attributed)
Some years ago, tired of my irritating enquiries about the quality of their school day, … Learn more >>>>>
Humanising Workers Compensation: the missed opportunity
Humanising Workers Compensation: the missed opportunity
– by James Ellis from http://www.frameworkgroup.com.au
In preparation for dipping my toe into the public arena of the RTW summit I read through the training material generously provided by the energetic convenor, Mark Stipic. I’m a podcast addict and … Learn more >>>>>
I work in workers compensation
I work in workers compensation
by James Ellis – FIRST PUBLISHED HERE
When I tell people, at a BBQ for example – when their PC demeanour is perhaps suppressed – that I work in the arena of workers compensation, the reaction is usually disappointing. It would be very rare for … Learn more >>>>>
Talking Risk Video–Anti-Fragility
Talking Risk Video–Anti-Fragility
Dave Whitefield and James Ellis have a conversation on the couch around the concept of anti-fragility.
They pose the question: “What is the opposite of fragile?”
The answer is not what we would normally assume. The guys discuss the concept of exposure to stress and risk actually … Learn more >>>>>
