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The emotional well-being of the workforce and workplace culture are critical to the success of any organization. (Shutterstock)

May 4, 2023

Fostering psychological safety in the workplace: 4 practical, real-life tips based on science

Dayna Lee-Baggley, Dalhousie University and Shannan M. Grant, Mount Saint Vincent University

A growing body of evidence shows that the emotional health and well-being of the workforce is of equal or greater importance than physical safety.

Employee resilience has recently become a must-have employee characteristic against the current background of volatility and rapid change in the workplace. (Shutterstock)

April 12, 2023

Employee resilience isn’t the magic bullet solution to adversity that organizations think it is

Kevin Sevag Kertechian, ESSCA School of Management

While employee resilience seems appealing — especially in the current uncertain and unpredictable time we are living in — overusing it can actually jeopardize an organization’s effectiveness.

For workers in long-term care homes, distress due to difficult working conditions is often dismissed as a part of the job description. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

December 19, 2022

5 steps for tackling Canada’s long-term care crisis: It starts with valuing the well-being of workers

Sophy Chan-Nguyen, Queen's University, Ontario and Colleen Grady, Queen's University, Ontario

The long-term care sector is currently being held together by a very vulnerable workforce, and is at risk of failing without immediate solutions.

July 20, 2022

Why it’s more important than ever for workplaces to have staff well-being plans

Dougal Sutherland, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

Many workplaces focus on interventions to increase employees’ coping capacity, but they should be more proactive about creating better conditions at work and considering people’s home situations.

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