Welcome to the second instalment of the How Do You Eat an Elephant? series where we're breaking down the 13 psychosocial factors (PSFs) in Canada's National Standard on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. In my last blog post, I introduced the Standard and talked about how for many/most organizations, tackling psychological healthy and safety at work can feel overwhelming. There are policies to review, leaders to educate, workplace culture to strengthen and c

How do you eat an elephant? It's an old saying with a simple answer: one bite at a time. I can't think of a better way to describe Psychological Health and Safety management. When leaders first hear terms like psychological risks, psychosocial hazards and psychological safety, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. There seems to be so much to learn, so many moving parts and so many questions. So where do we even begin? The good news is that creating a psychologically healt

Every year around this time, something interesting happens in workplaces across the country. The weather improves. School is winding down. Vacation plans are finalized. Campgrounds are booked. Patios are busy. Calendars start filling with weddings, family gatherings and long weekends away. And somewhere around mid to late June, many leaders begin noticing a subtle shift in their teams. People seem a little more distracted. Conversations before meetings often revolve a