The Well Informed Newsletter
Transitioning Well
Telstra Best of Business State Finalist 2024 | Living well. Working well.
Welcome to our latest issue of the Well Informed, where we share our latest news, workplace mental health and wellbeing research, and fresh inspiration to support you and your team to live and work well.
New Research: Poor Wellbeing of Australia's Small Business Owners
Last month, Xero released The global state of small business owner wellbeing?report. Of 4,600 responses from small businesses across seven countries, the report?found that Australian small business owners have the second lowest overall wellbeing amid Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the UK and the US.
It also found that 26 per cent of the nation’s small business owners find managing issues related to employee mental health a source of stress most or all of the time. Twenty-four per cent revealed that they can’t access affordable counselling and support if they need it, which is above the average of the business owners surveyed in other countries.
Our co-founder, Sarah Cotton, Ph.D , was asked to talk about the findings with Dan and Tim from Two Drunk Accountants . Take a listen here.
Free Support Resources for Business Owners
There are many great mental health and wellbeing supports freely available to Australian small businesses. Take look below to find a support service to suit you.
How to Find Good Psychological Support
We understand that saying, "talk to someone" or "find a good GP" is often easier said than done. We've put together a practical guide to finding good mental health support. Take a look below, and please feel free to share it with your networks or use it as a staff resource in your organisation.
Why AQ is Key in the Future of Work
This month we’re talking about AQ (Adaptability Quotient) and why it's a key skill for employees to develop, and for organisations to hire for in the future.
“IQ is the minimum you need to get a job, but AQ is how you will be successful over time,” says Natalie Fratto, a vice-president at Goldman Sachs who has a TED Talk on how workers can measure their adaptability.
To find out more about IQ, EQ and AQ, take a look out our article below and watch Natalie's TED Talk - it's six minutes well spent in our books.
Spotlight On: Graduates and Young Workers
Young workers entering the workforce can face unique stressors from a mental health and wellbeing perspective.
Now more than ever, leaders are called upon to support young workers in a way that sustains wellbeing and allows them to view their careers through a long-term lens, and that's where we can help.
Our early career transition resources include:?
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Our New Learning Catalogue
We've created an easy-to-read guide on our available training sessions. With the end of the financial year fast approaching, our sessions are a great way to re-engage your people over the mid-year hump.
With psychosocial hazards top of mind right now, the following two workshops might interest your HR leaders and teams:?
Identifying and managing psychological hazards
This session provides information to help leaders identify and manage psychosocial risks that may be present in teams to support creating workplace environments that are healthier for all.
Cultivating psychological safety
This session introduces three practical approaches to building psychological safety and helps leaders develop a high-performance, growth, and learning culture for their teams.
GET THE GUIDE HERE
New Event Alert
Supporting Career Transitions Across Our Working Lives
Next week, on Monday 15 May, our co-founder Sarah Cotton, Ph.D will be part of an Australian Psychological Society (APS) webinar discussing the challenges and opportunities of career transitions on mental health and wellbeing.?Sarah will?provide an overview of transition theory, share a newly released resource (the Career Transition Series) and discuss practical strategies to support major life transitions in the workplace. Details below
Supporting Career Transitions Across Our Working Lives
Date:?15 May 2023
Time: 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Where: Online,?Australian Psychological Society?
Register here: https://psychology.org.au/event/23795