Workplace Mental Heath, Wellness, Well-Being, and You

  WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?  Improved Mental Health in the Workplace. I think it is important to stand back for a second and remind ourselves as to WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH. There is an enormous amount of dialogue and implementation of numerous activities and programs around mental health in the workplace today. Do we know what mental health is? Forgive me if I sound simplistic but indulge me for a few seconds. Some people innocently confuse mental health with mental illness. They are thinking mental health issues, problems, and illness when they say mental health. Not true. One way to catch yourself is to think physical health. If you say someone has physical health, you are saying they are physically healthy. Similarly, if someone has mental health, they are mentally healthy. Therefore, by creating activities and programs around mental health, you are striving to improve the mental health of employees and decease the incidence of mental health issues, problems, and illness. We have had Emp

  MINDFUL PRACTICES TO DE-STRESS AND FOCUS YOUR THOUGHTS IN A MEANINGFUL DIRECTION  Improved Mental Health in the Workplace Mindfulness is helpful in setting priorities and de-stressing. Mindfulness is taking control of your thoughts and focusing them in a rewarding and healthy direction. Just because you think, doesn’t mean you are right or even thinking rightly. Take the path to mindfulness. Self-development, self-insight, and personal growth is continuous. It’s a wonderful journey that has no destination. Ideapod has a valuable list of things that mindful people subscribe to and engage in. The more items that you own and practice, the more fulfilling your life will be. They are presented here:  They don't believe all of their their thoughts - and they don't take them all that seriously. They don't try to avoid or deny emotions. They understand that all things come and go. They do one thing at a time. They turn everyday tasks into mindful moments. They practice being curi

  PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY “It's not psychological safety if people can only voice what you want to hear. The goal is not to be comfortable. It's to create a climate where people can speak up without fear. Psychological safety begins with admitting our own mistakes and welcoming criticism from others.” - Adam Grant, Organizational psychologist at Wharton, #1 NYT bestselling author of THINK AGAIN, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife A book by Amy C. Edmondson , November 20, 2018 The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth (write-up by Amazon)  offers practical guidance for teams and organizations who are serious about success in the modern economy. With so much riding on innovation, creativity, and spark, it is essential to attract and retain quality talent—but what good does this talent do if no one is able to speak their mind? The traditional culture of "fitting in" and "going along" spells doo

  THE LID IS BLOWN OFF SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN WORKPLACE – EVERYONE IS NOW TALKING ABOUT IT! AUTHORED BY: WARREN SHEPELL | PUBLISH DATE: OCTOBER 11, 2017 Canadian plan sponsors can no longer hide in the shadows about sexual harassment. The Harvey Weinstein case has blown the lid off sexual harassment – reports are all over the media that he had sexually harassed women for years. His case, as a sexual predator in power, is a turning point for the workplace. Workplaces need to take notice and be very clear about their zero tolerance for all types of harassment, including sexual harassment. All types of workplaces, whether it is retailing, manufacturing, communications, hospitals, or hospitality, need to put an abrupt stop to this bad and despicable behavior. Each province has slightly difference procedures for confronting sexual harassment and you should review the exact procedures in your province or territory, but they all agree on one thing – there is no place for sexual harassment in th