When I worked in an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) we knew that less than 3-6% of employees used that service, even though it was free. This is also supported by extensive research. In reality, what happens when people are in distress or suffering psychosocial issues they approach trusted family … [Read more...] about Using EAP for Psychosocial Risk
Psychological Health and Safety
Psychological health and safety is arguably the number one emerging issue for organisations. What are you doing to understand and support your people?
Culture Cloud Tour
With the advent of Psychosocial Risk and Hazards (I hate the concept of a person being a hazard) there are many organisations that realise they have no understanding of what is being asked here. Safework Australia Code of Practice; managing psychosocial hazards at work With a short of Mental … [Read more...] about Culture Cloud Tour
No Psychological Safety in Zero
Organisations that identify safety as zero must logically supress ‘speaking up’ in safety. Zero is an ideology of the absolute (https://www.humandymensions.com/product/zero-the-great-safety-delusion/) and any absolute in organising supresses discussion, dialogue, listening and … [Read more...] about No Psychological Safety in Zero
More Pop-Psych on Failure and Other Safety Entertainment
I read the latest pop-psych instalment from Edmonston on the ‘science’ of failing well. It’s amazing how gullible people are when someone throws in the word ‘science’, when what follows has nothing to do with science. Heinrich used this strategy (https://safetyrisk.net/hoodwinked-by-heinrich/) years … [Read more...] about More Pop-Psych on Failure and Other Safety Entertainment
The Naivety of Psychological Safety
One of the fascinating things about the Discourse of ‘psychological safety’ is its many silences. This is despite the fact that the advocates for psychological safety argue that silence is the problem. Apparently, the test for psychological safety is speaking up and being critical. Yet, most of what … [Read more...] about The Naivety of Psychological Safety
Feeling Lost and the art of Sensemaking
By Billy Snead One thing I have noticed since attending the SPOR convention in Canberra in May is that many of us in risk and safety are at a crossroads of a new job or career or maybe just a change in direction of how we will conduct work. Which direction do I take? How should I proceed in … [Read more...] about Feeling Lost and the art of Sensemaking
Stress Research, Resilience and Radical Wholeness
It should be no surprise to anyone that there is a direct link between poor biological health and psychosocial health (https://neurosciencenews.com/financial-stress-health-25511/). The research also shows that brain-centrism is a distraction from the need to focus holistically on health. So much of … [Read more...] about Stress Research, Resilience and Radical Wholeness
AI Priorities and The Creation of Psychosocial Harm
An article appeared today (https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2023/12/04/bunnings-ai-chatbot) on how Bunnings, part of the Wesfarmers group, who also own Coles, Kmart, Officeworks and Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety brands, interviews potential candidates. The articles states: ‘People … [Read more...] about AI Priorities and The Creation of Psychosocial Harm
Mindfulness is NOT Brain-fullness and other Psychosocial Myths
The exchange of the word ‘mind’ for ‘brain’ perpetuates a host of myths that are dangerous and harmful (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5353526/) for psychosocial health. The human Mind is NOT the brain but should be understood to mean ‘whole person’. This is why defining personhood … [Read more...] about Mindfulness is NOT Brain-fullness and other Psychosocial Myths
Embodiment, Myth and Psychosocial Risk
Well, what an amazing lot of fun and learning in SPoR over the past 4 days. We finished our fourth day yesterday bringing myth and embodiment together in tackling the realities of psychosocial risk.We started surveying the current approaches to psychosocial risk that are dis-embodied, looking at the … [Read more...] about Embodiment, Myth and Psychosocial Risk