Increasing Psychological Safety in a Culturally Diverse Workplace (Note time is AEST)
NPSN EAG Member Emeka Edwin-Nweze
Emeke is a leading innovator in the community services sector with a passion for cultivating safe, supportive, bullying free workplaces and communities. Experiencing war, starvation and persecution in West Africa in his youth, Emeka says workplace bullying in the military was by far the worst experience of his life. His experiences have fuelled his passion for cultivating safe and inclusive workplaces and community services for all.
This session will draw on Emeka’s experiences, passion and innovative community services leadership to impart principles and insights for safe social participation for culturally and linguistically diverse workers.
How We Are Doing It - Rockhampton Grammar School
Fostering a psychologically safe school community
Join us for the ‘How We Did It’ session with Dr Phillip Moulds, Rockhampton Grammar School followed by a Community of Practice conversation focussed on the Education sector.
This 1 hour session featuring Rockhampton Grammar School Headmaster Dr Phillip Moulds will focus on practical strategies for embedding psychologically safe school communication practice across staff, students and parents and will be followed with an open discussion in a Community of Practice session.
Dr Moulds will unpack the approach he has taken at Rockhampton Grammar School to become a leading Culture of Excellence School, endorsed by the national Bully Zero Foundation.
Hosted by the Founder and CEO of the National Psychosocial Safety Network, Leanne Drew-McKain, Dr Moulds will share his successes, challenges and learnings and explain the programmatic approach he is taking over a three-year period to keep everyone at school safe.
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Managing Musculoskeletal Injury and Psychosocial Safety Risks (Note time is AEST)
NPSN EAG Member Dr Rob McCartney
In this session, Rob will give leaders and managers tips into potential injury risks to look out for, the early warning signs of MSD, how to provide support, and how to create settings to minimise risks in the first place.
Rob will be joined by Musculoskeletal Australia CEO and NPSN EAG Member Helen Jentz to share data and insights into extent and impact, and what we are doing nationally to help.
The Social Brain (Note time is AEST)
Tracey Camilleri - co-founder of Thompson Harrison and Associate Fellow at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School (OSBS)
In this session, Tracey Camilleri from Oxford’s Said Business School draws on contemporary insights from neuroscience and psychology fields to point to necessary ingredients for great teamwork—drawing on her book The Social Brain authored alongside colleagues Samantha Rockey and leading evolutionary psychology expert Robyn Dunbar.
Using our Brains to Beat Bullying (Note time is AEST)
Experiencing respect at work is a fundamental requirement of every policy and every person, yet workplace incivility, bullying and harassment is the most common cause of psychosocial harm in the Australian workplace. Why aren’t we getting on top of this problem?
This session gives leaders, managers and staff practical skills and certainty to address patterns of bullying and incivility.
Acknowledging and Addressing Upwards Bullying (Note time is AEST)
NPSN EAG Member Dr Sara Branch
This session will highlight the trends and patterns of upwards bullying including the use of language in upwards bullying, the mis-use of the term Bully as a weapon against people, and the difference between victim and target.
In addressing upwards bullying, the session will highlight the importance of co-creating a language to ‘talk about how we talk to each other’ to respectfully reset unsafe behaviours.
Matrix of Needs - Building Safe Organisations (Note time is AEST)
NPSN EAG Member Professor Bob Bowen
The research behind Professor Bob Bowen’s Matrix of Needs identifies that our most important human need is for safety. Not just physical safety, but all forms of safety, including physical, psychological, and emotional safety—throughout the life of an individual, and an organisation.
This session highlights the essential importance of organisations arranging their resources in a way that ensures safety for all people. It unpacks priorities for leaders to achieve both individual and collective safety.
Managing Abrasive Leaders
NPSN EAG Member Dr Laura Crawshaw
Abrasive leaders rub their coworkers the wrong way, with behaviours ranging from mild offence to open attack. Their bullying behaviours cause interpersonal friction that grates on subordinates, peers, and often superiors, eroding motivation and disrupting the smooth flow of work.
What does it take to successfully manage abrasive leadership behaviour?
Psychosocial Safety Leadership Fundamentals
An essential one-hour briefing designed specifically for Boards, Senior Executives and Senior Leaders to understand your new legal obligations to managing psychosocial and sexual harassment workplace hazards from NPSN Chair Martyn Campbell.