The future is bright, Strategic Foresight

This week I provide a summary of the Workplace Safety Futures report. The report highlights new technologies and ways of working that introduce new risks and challenges for WHS and workers’ compensation, but also have the potential to make work safer and reduce workplace injury. Every business leader should be aware of these trends as they will influence your business in some way or another.

This week I examine why respondents to the latest Australian Institute of Company Directors, Director Sentiment Index survey, didn’t nominate health & safety as something that keeps them awake at night, and why they think health & safety has too much red-tape that hinders productivity.

governance myths

Have you ever wondered what makes your organisation different to those that have experienced tragic health & safety incidents? In this week’s post I walk through some of the myths directors have in executing health & safety governance.

MENTAL HEALTH

This is Part 3 in a 3-part series for Directors on their role in the boardroom to govern and lead mentally healthy workplaces. In this post I highlight how directors can influence the mental health of their organisation, through their relationship with the CEO.

MENTAL HEALTH

This is Part 2 in a 3-part series for Directors on their role in the boardroom to govern and lead mentally healthy workplaces. In this post, I outline a 4-part framework that will assist directors in leading workplace mental health in the boardroom.