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12 Behaviours Leaders Miss
This free masterclass is for HR, People and Culture and WHS leaders on what connection capability looks like in a manager, how to spot it, and one move per behaviour to build it.
Mitch will walk you through the 12 domains of connection capability and share with attendees:
What the behaviour looks like when a leader has it, and what it looks like when they don't
Where corporate Australia sits on it right now, so you can benchmark your own people
One practical move you can hand a manager this week to start building it
Conduct Investigations
Conduct investigations don't stop at findings. Even when allegations are unsubstantiated, the investigation process itself can create or reveal psychosocial hazards that need to be managed. In this session, Sarah will help you:
Understand why unsubstantiated findings don't eliminate psychosocial risk
Identify psychosocial hazards relevant to investigations
Apply person centred, trauma informed investigation practices
Take reasonable steps to manage ongoing risk after an investigation concludes.
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Most leaders are taught to manage the effects of psychosocial risk
Few are taught to see where it comes from
Seeing the System, is Part 1 of the Advanced Leadership Credential. It builds foundational leadership capability in psychosocial safety and work design. You'll learn how the way work is structured, allocated and managed directly shapes psychosocial risk, organisational performance and workforce wellbeing, and how to use that understanding to lead differently.
Through real Australian workplace scenarios, you'll build the judgement to recognise risk at its source, act before it escalates and lead work design decisions that benefit both your people and your organisation.
Leadership Language
How Language Shapes Safety and Performance
With Belinda Straughan Winks
Most psychological safety initiatives focus on culture, climate or trust and overlook the thing that shapes all three every single day: the language leaders actually use.
In this workshop Belinda helps you:
Spot high-risk phrasing patterns in accountability and change contexts
Apply 5 evidence-based language shifts that build learning and contribution
Tell the difference between safety-enhancing and safety-eroding conversational habits
Fold language practices into your broader leadership and risk mitigation approach.
Emergency Preparedness
Including Psychosocial Safety
With David Laarhoven
Understand how to integrate mental wellbeing support into emergency procedures, create a robust framework that safeguards both the physical and psychological wellbeing of your personnel and occupants.
Understanding psychosocial hazards in emergency situations
Strategies to create robust emergency preparedness frameworks
Training and communication approaches
Review and renewal processes
Walk away with practical strategies to strengthen your organisation's emergency preparedness while meeting WHS requirements for managing psychosocial hazards.
Healthy High Performance
For Leaders who Care and Can't Compromise
With Dr Helen Lawson Williams
Leadership often feels like choosing between getting critical work done and protecting your team's safety and wellbeing. You care about your people, but the pressure is constant.
This workshop with Dr Helen Lawson Williams busts the myth that wellbeing and performance need to be a trade-off.
In this workshop, Helen shares:
The peak performance zone framework
Your prototype healthy high-performance system
Strategies that work in high-stress environments.
Your Guide to Understanding Fatigue
Recognise, manage and reduce fatigue
With Tammy Howell
Fatigue is one of the most common yet misunderstood psychosocial hazards in Australian workplaces. Tammy shares:
What fatigue actually is
Surviving the commute
Sleep that actually works
The hidden factors
Fatigue and stress
Building energy
Sustainable habits.
Walk away with tools you can implement immediately to improve energy levels, focus and safety in your workplace and personal life.
Wired to Connect
Building Connected Leaders
With Charlotte Jameson
Quality connections in the workplace are a stress buffer and protective factor against psychosocial hazards. But in today's disconnected, distracted work environment, how do we actually build and maintain the connections that protect wellbeing?
In this workshop, Charlotte shares:
The current landscape and its effects on the employee experience
Appreciating quality workplace connections
The ART of Connection Framework.
You'll develop self-awareness to ensure you're contributing to a culture of quality connections.
Women Leading the Change
Psychosocial Safety Beyond Compliance
Alanna Ball, Kana'e Dyas and Lainie Cassidy sat down with Nicole Turnbull to talk about what it actually takes to implement psychosocial safety beyond compliance.
You'll learn:
Why paperwork doesn't change culture (and what does)
The gap between what organisations think psychosocial safety requires and what it actually takes
Where psychosocial safety efforts typically derail
What to focus on right now to make real progress
How to work with regulators, not fear them
Why leadership capability matters more than documentation.
Watch the replay. Get the clarity you need.
Leading Change with Care
Managing Change Effectively
With Blyde Neser
Most change initiatives fail - not because of the strategy, but because of how people are managed through it. When done well, change builds resilience, trust, and connection. When done poorly, it creates confusion, resistance and psychosocial risk.
Find out how to lead change the human way. You'll discover:
What really triggers resistance - and how to prevent it
Simple tools to build trust and confidence during times of uncertainty
How to communicate change clearly without overwhelming your team.
This workshop is for leaders, HR and WHS professionals who need practical tools to reduce resistance and meet your legal obligations during change.
Secret Men's Business
Creating Safer Workplaces for Men
With John Toomey
International Men’s Day (19 November) shines a light on men’s health and wellbeing around the world.
In Australia, men account for 3/4 of all suicides each year, with men in industries like construction, mining and emergency services facing even more complex challenges.
John shares insights on how to create safer, more supportive workplaces for men, exploring:
The unique psychosocial risks men may face
Practical tools to support men's mental health and wellbeing
How to build a culture of safety, connection and support.
And yes - even though it's Secret Men's Business, everyone is welcome!
In the Hot Seat
What Happens When Safety Fails
With Tony Morris
When safety systems fall short leaders are the ones in the hot seat.
This isn't a lecture. It's a confronting conversation about the legal personal and organisational consequences of failing to manage WHS risks and the steps leaders need to take to avoid being blindsided when it's too late.
Tony shows you the non-negotiable legal realities and strategic shifts required to protect your organisation and yourself. Learn:
Court Reality: What really happens when a WHS case goes to court.
Legal Failures: Common legal failures that catch organisations off guard.
Strategic Priority: How to elevate WHS from compliance task to strategic priority.
Accountability: What accountability looks like before, during and after an incident.
Psychosocial Risk: Why psychosocial risks are no longer a grey area under the law.
This session will challenge the way you think about responsibility risk and the real cost of complacency.
Your Limbo is Listening
Understanding the emotional brain and how language impacts wellbeing
The Lift Project
In this workshop Vanja Simic from The Lift Project will share how your limbo is wired to the language areas of your brain showing that the way you speak to yourself and others has a direct impact on how you feel.
You will learn:
Emotional Mechanics: Learn how feelings shape memory motivation and behaviour.
Health Influence: Discover how emotions influence health healing and longevity.
Self-Talk Power: Understand why positive self-talk fundamentally changes how you feel.
Practical Uplift: Gain practical ways to lift your limbo and the people around you.
This session will change the way you think about emotions, self-talk and the power of positivity.
Beyond Friday Drinks
Practical strategies for navigating alcohol and mental health
With Sarah Connelly
Drawing from over 20 years of experience and a deeply personal journey Sarah delivers practical strategies that inspire meaningful change.
Sarah shows you how to approach alcohol use as a factor in psychosocial risk and workplace performance. You will learn:
Psychosocial Impact: Understand how alcohol misuse directly impacts workplace psychosocial issues.
Performance Boost: Learn why redefining alcohol use naturally boosts clarity, productivity and employee purpose.
Science-Based Strategies: Gain proven strategies you can use to inspire meaningful behavioural change.
Challenging Norms: Discover how to start constructive conversations that challenge outdated social norms.
This workshop will encourage you to think differently about wellbeing, responsibility and the real cost of ignoring alcohol's impact in the workplace.
Loneliness at Work
The Overlooked Psychosocial Hazard on your WHS Risk Register
With Dr Caroline Howe
Most leaders still treat loneliness like a ‘culture’ problem. It isn't. Under WHS law, it is a foreseeable psychosocial risk - one that drives psychological injury, derails return-to-work and fuels disengagement long before a claim is lodged.
Here's what you get:
The Risk Roadmap: A complete 30–60–90 day plan for tackling workplace loneliness.
WHS Compliant Controls: How to use ‘reasonably practicable’ actions to manage this foreseeable hazard.
Early Detection Tools: The Signals of Disconnection checklist and leader conversation scripts.
RTW Integration: Templates to embed social reconnection into your Return-to-Work process.
Psychosocial Safety Framework
The 3 Pillars of Psychosocial Hazards
With Nicole Turnbull
Are you feeling overwhelmed by where to start with Psychosocial Hazard management?
This foundational workshop replay cuts through the complexity and gives you the structured roadmap you've been searching for.
The Essential Framework: A clear, structured roadmap to transform your workplace culture.
3 Key Focus Areas: Learn how to break down hazards into manageable Organisational, Leadership and Individual pillars.
Targeted Action Plan: Know exactly where to focus your resources for maximum impact.
Unlock the Clarity you need to master Psychosocial Safety
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