Discover New Tools & Events to Boost Employee Engagement and Mental Health

Global Learning Solutions: Enhancing Employees’ Personal and Professional Development?

The benefits of workforce training are extensive. Beyond teaching new skills, workforce development can boost employee motivation, engagement, and loyalty. Workplace Options’ Global Learning Solutions offers a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities on topics such as caring for aging relatives and managing a multigenerational workplace.?

Themed Live Webinars for Greater Impact?

NEW AIR25 - Creating Psychological Safety Through Inclusive Leadership?

• Define what constitutes a psychologically safe environment?
• Recognize the stages of psychological safety?
• Understand the interrelationship between psychological safety and psychosocial risks (PSR)?
• Identify inclusive leadership competencies required to create a psychologically safe team environment?

Supporting Colleagues Through Difficult Times?

• Recognize common signs of struggle and reactions to difficult life events?
• Understand individual reactions and the recovery process after challenging events?
• Learn how to effectively offer support through open communication, appropriate conversation, and effective encouragement?
• Strategies for coping with stress and improving resilience?

Setting Healthy Boundaries?

• Work-life balance?
• Effective time management for work and home?
• Delegation and communication?

?Healthy Mind Toolkit?

• Techniques for building better mental health?
• Practical strategies for stress management?
• Effective coping with change and adversity

Supporting Your Child’s Mental Health?

• Fundamentals of mental health and signs of concern?
• Effective communication strategies and appropriately responding to concerns?
• Identifying and engaging resources to support your child’s mental health?

Embracing Change?

• Understanding the impact of change on our mental health and the importance of individual perception?
• Phases of change and common reactions?
• Strategies for effectively adapting and coping with change?

People-Centric Leadership?

• How to communicate with compassion and empathy while maintaining professionalism?
• Developing emotional intelligence, enhancing self-awareness, and gaining a better understanding of others' behaviors?
• Optimizing motivation and improving morale?

If you're interested in additional webinars, Workplace Options offers over 100 topics to choose from and can tailor learning solutions to meet your specific needs. For more information, please reach out to your account manager or director of business solutions.

COMING SOON - Balancy App: One-stop-shop offering members easy access to their wellbeing support?

Soon members will access?a centralized hub of resources through the new Balancy mobile app. Balancy will provide?a personalized, seamless user experience to maximize utilization and yield optimal results. ?

Balancy Benefits:??

• Convenient, confidential access to support anytime, anywhere ?

• New resources including mood tracker, journal, and self-assessment features?

• Scheduler to book first conversation directly from the app??

• Diverse content available in multiple languages and formats to accommodate members?

• Behavioural tracking and predictive analytics to adapt and learn from members’ interests?

Contact your account manager or regional director of business solutions for more information.

2024 SUMMIT - Leading with Purpose: Cultivating Employee Engagement Strategies to Inspire and Win

Join us for Workplace Options Employee Engagement Summit on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. This exclusive event will bring together global leaders and experts to explore innovative strategies for fostering employee engagement and driving success in today’s diverse workforce.?

The summit will feature insightful sessions on psychological safety, inclusive leadership, DEIB, and effective communication practices. Attendees will gain valuable perspectives on how to lead with purpose, inspire teams, and create a thriving workplace culture. With sessions available in multiple languages and a focus on multicultural perspectives, this event is designed to resonate with an audience of leading global employers.?

Mark your calendar for this summit designed by and for global leaders to understand employee engagement trends and provide actionable insights.?

Join Us for a Virtual Training Session for School Advisors and Counselors: “Mental Health: Recognize and Respond”???

Tue, Sep 10, 2024 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET??

Mental health concerns among students have increasingly become one of the most pressing challenges for educational institutions as evolving stressors like academic pressures, social dynamics, and personal issues impact their mental wellbeing. As such, it is important for school advisors and counselors to identify signs of mental distress and intervene appropriately.?

Dr Jasmeen Kaur Malhotra , Director of Child and Adolescent Clinical Care at Workplace Options, is leading a free virtual training session to help school advisors and counselors within educational institutions recognize and respond to mental health concerns faced by students. At the end of this 90-minute session, each participant will receive a certificate of completion from Workplace Options. ?

By prioritizing mental health education within academic institutions, schools can more effectively safeguard the psychological resilience and overall success of their student populations.This training will help on-campus counselors, school advisors, and faculty:??

• Understand the mental health continuum and identify the various faces of mental illness?
• Establish strategies for having a conversation with a student in need of support
• Support students who exhibit depression, anxiety symptoms and suicide warning signs
• Respond to a threat?
• Identify barriers to the conversation and learn practical conversation tips?

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Join Live Webinar about Employee Engagement during Election Season

Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT?

Election periods often heighten emotions and create tensions, especially when high-stakes outcomes are at play. These emotions may spill over into the workplace, potentially leading to conflicts and an "us vs. them" mentality, disrupting collaboration. Join Workplace Options and The Diversity Movement on September 17th at 12 pm ET for a complimentary webinar. Our expert panel will discuss how leaders can model civility, cultivate mutual respect, and maintain employee engagement during election season.

By proactively managing the impact of political discussions, organizations can keep employees engaged during a historic and volatile election year.?

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Join Live Q&A for R U OK Day?

Thursday, September 12, 2024, 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. AEST?

Fostering employee engagement begins with creating space for good conversations! On September 12th, Oliver Brecht , Managing Director of Enterprise Solutions at WPO, and James Callender , Director of Business Solutions, will host a live Q&A session on how to stay connected and ask R U OK? any day. Leaders and team members will leave this session empowered to engage in open and honest conversations – both in the workplace and beyond.?

Explore best practices around building connections in the workplace during this live Q&A.??

Register Today

LATEST RESOURCES

Supporting Child and Family Wellbeing?

Through the support of a global employer, Dr Jasmeen Kaur Malhotra , Director of Child and Adolescent Clinical Care at Workplace Options, saw evidence-based results of the critical role of early intervention and caregiver support in addressing children’s mental health issues. In a conversation with Christy McGuire , Vice President of Business Solutions for the Americas at Workplace Options, Dr. Malhotra highlights the challenges families face when seeking mental health support for children, including limited resources, long waiting lists, and stigma.?

Workplace Options' Child and Family Wellbeing program tackles these challenges by offering specialized therapies for children aged 3 to 18, delivered by a network of experienced providers. Dr. Malhotra highlights the program’s dual benefits: providing vital resources to support children while also reducing parental stress and enhancing family cohesion.?

Learn more about the types of support best suited for children and families. Listen to this podcast.

Managing Psychosocial Risks??

Did you know that 70% of employed Canadians say their work experience impacts their mental health? Addressing psychosocial risks is crucial for building a healthier and safer work environment.???

Here’s a checklist of strategies for managing psychosocial hazards and promoting psychological safety, as outlined by experts in our recent webinar, featuring Melissa Hughes , Robert Gould , and special guest Barbara Veder .??

Discover more about programs and trainings to safeguard your team's mental wellbeing.

Access the on-demand webinar

Psychological Safety Expert Workplace Options Launches AIR25??

Workplace Options has announced the launch of its enhanced workshop for managers, AIR25. This global service is an innovative and interactive tool tailored to meet specific organizational needs and industry priorities. AIR25, which stands for Awareness, Intervention and Resilience, equips managers with proactive strategies and bespoke options to foster an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. Through AIR25 training, managers are empowered to recognize and mitigate unconscious biases that can undermine diversity efforts and psychological safety in the workplace.?

“As workplaces worldwide grapple with polarizing conversations and passionate viewpoints, leaders are increasingly challenged to create inclusive environments where employees feel respected, valued and safe to express themselves,” said Alan King , WPO President and CEO.?

AIR25 offers managers the tools to prevent political discussions and personal opinions from creating psychosocial risks that can lead to low productivity, morale issues, and increased presenteeism and absenteeism. Many leaders globally acknowledge the importance of advancing mental health and psychosocial safety at work yet may not fully recognize the need for a significant cultural shift within their organizations. Before delivering AIR25 training, the WPO consultation team collaborates closely with organizational leadership to understand the current challenges and their impact on the company. This consultation is grounded in case studies and examples with real-world relevance, reflecting operational situations that managers encounter daily.?

“We use a broad range of tools to get to the source of the issue, whether it's overall strategy, assistance or a situational pain point,” said Mary Ellen Gornick , Founding Partner of WPO Consulting Group. “Our team understands that every company’s challenges are as unique as their workforce. The experiences we've gained over the past 40 years, spanning industries, countries and cultures, have made us experts; we know what works and what doesn’t.”?

Participants who complete the AIR25 training program will receive a certificate of completion along with a comprehensive playbook. This playbook serves as a valuable resource, containing all the essential content covered during the training session, including tools like the Anxiety Scale and the Manager Energy Audit.?

Equip your managers with tools to foster psychological safety and inclusive leadership. Learn more about this training.

Child and Family Wellbeing?

When kids hurt, families feel the pain! One in five children face mental health challenges, such as depression and anxiety, which deeply affect the child and their families.??

Workplace Options' Child & Family Wellbeing Program?proactively supports every family member’s holistic health, while also demonstrating an employer’s empathy and understanding of work-life balance. Together, we can create a brighter future for children and families.?

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