Original Broadcast Date: February 16, 2023.

Summary: Disengaged workers, work overload, and burnout are not new workforce problems and were actually steadily increasing well before the COVID-19 pandemic.  However, the pandemic created a tipping point, challenging not only long-held assumptions about the possibilities of working from home but also the power balance between employer and employee. 

We now find ourselves in a time of readjustment and uncertainty, which offers a unique opportunity for employers and employees to come up with new approaches to long-existing issues. In this climate of change, for-profit and nonprofit organizations can learn from each sector’s traditional strengths and vulnerabilities in managing employees. In this webinar, attendees will be challenged to look for new approaches to our current state of work so they can avoid repeating the solutions that weren’t working prior to COVID-19 and aren’t likely to be successful in the new world of work we find ourselves in now.

Resources from this webinar

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Not Myself Today Initiative
CMHA Mental Health Resources
My Stroke of Insight, Author: Jill Bolte Taylor
Humankind: A Hopeful History, Author: Rutger Bregman
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Author: Stephen Covey
Eric Barker | Plays Well with Others | Talks at Google
Workplace Mental Health in the Age of COVID Podcast Episode

Mental Health and Psychological Safety at Work Master Certificate Program

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About the presenter

Rensia Melles, founder of Integral Workplace Health, is passionate about mental health in the workplace and strives to support organizations to create a psychologically healthy work systems and promote employee health. With over 20 years of experience with international employee support services, Rensia has a special interest in the impact of culture, both societal and organizational, on the wellbeing and effectiveness of employees. She has a degree in Social Psychology from the University of Amsterdam and is a certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisor. She has spoken and published internationally on employee support and wellbeing. She can be reached at rmelles@integralwh.com. To learn more about Integral Workplace Health visit www.integralwh.com.

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