What is Psychological Safety?

A couple of years ago Google set out on a two year long quest to identify the most important factors that drive a high performance team. They identified Psychological Safety to be ‘far and away the most important of the five dynamics found’[1]. Psychological safety, as described by Harvard Business…

How do individuals cope in Psychologically Unsafe Work Cultures?

Psychologically unsafe cultures negatively effect employee mental health. By developing coping mechanisms individuals will find it easier to function in such workplace. Although pressure in the workplace is often unavoidable, stress can be minimised. Typical employee responses in unsafe cultures: Employees do what they believe the job requires of them,…

UK not converting growth into Wellbeing……

The UK was ranked in the bottom 25 out of 162 countries, when it comes to improving the wellbeing of citizens.  The economics of wellbeing investment are well documented, showing that targeted wellbeing initiatives linked to the causes of impaired wellbeing can easily yield a return of £4 for every…

Does your workplace culture enhance your wellbeing?

There are some significant signs that will help you to establish whether or not your workplace is contributing to your wellbeing and simple steps you can take as an employee to help improve your own workplace wellbeing. Breaks As tempting as it can be on a busy day to skip…

Making the business case for employee wellbeing

In August 2015, Morgan Redwood conducted a poll of 250 HR directors which showed that less than half of those polled that considered employee wellbeing to be an ‘employer’ issue. This result shows us that we still have a long way to go in ensuring employers understand the link between…

Leadership focus: developing psychologically safe managers

Last month, we talked about the importance of introducing a ‘Wellbeing Programme’ into the workplace, as part of the overall business strategy. Wellbeing Programmes, holistically try to improve the wellbeing of the workforce. They look at how individuals are employed; their work context; how they are managed; their role, and…

Improving physical health to help wellbeing at work

Everyone is aware of the importance of looking after your physical wellbeing – eating well, ensuring you get enough sleep and getting regular exercise can help counteract risks to your health and promote positive psychological wellbeing. However, the stress associated with the daily work environment can often prevent us from…

Wellbeing at Work Forum

On the 19 April 2016, Wellbeing Works held our first ever ‘Wellbeing at Work Forum’. The pioneering event was held in partnership  with South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue and Horizonworks This event was a huge success with many key attendees from NHS, Fire and Rescue, local…

Health and Wellbeing at Work 2016 Presentation

The Psychologically Safe Journey

At Health and Wellbeing at Work 2016 our Chief Executive, Hamish Moore, gave a presentation on creating a Psychologically Safe workplace. You can access the full presentation here: The Psychologically Safe Journey. For further information on Hamish’s presentation or on Psychological Safety, please get in touch via the form on the…

The Psychological Safety Journey Part Two

The Psychological Safety Journey This year, Wellbeing Works will be exhibiting and presenting at the Health and Wellbeing at Work conference. One of our presentations will be on Psychological Safety and the different steps to achieving this in the workplace. We’ll be publishing two blog articles prior to the event…