Lessons from Bullying Investigations: Tips, Trends and Pitfalls (Note time is A.E.S.T.)
This session will draw on Dr Allison Ballard’s work as an independent work health and safety consultant and lawyer who specialises in workplace violence, bullying and harassment.
Providing examples from case investigation trends, Allison will share with members insights and learnings from organisational misconduct cases. The session will highlight patterns and trends in complaints of bullying, identify signs leaders can look for to prevent cases escalating, and common pitfalls for HR leaders. Allison will also share some tips to support bullying complaints for best outcomes.
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From Compliance to Confidence: Building a better narrative for Leaders
Shehan Peiris
Psychologist and Partner at Howden Insurance Brokers Australia
The AFR published their CEO Survey 2024 to unpack the policy area’s that needed the greatest focus heading into a federal election. A large proportion of CEOs echo each other’s comments on simplifying industrial relations and applying more workable policies that can make Australia a more competitive place to invest and do business.
In this session, Shehan will challenge the compliance narrative to one that adopts a strengths-based approach to psychosocial risk management.
Utilising global insights from one of the top 5 insurance brokers in Australia, Shehan will highlight Howden’s best-practice approaches for leaders that recognise regulatory, risk-management and commercial drivers, whilst empowering them to act and initiate change.
Howden has supported Bond University to create a global first, in its “Leadership in Psychosocial Risk Management” online Leadership Course. Shehan will talk about how this is accessible to members of the NPSN as a catalyst for change.
Our NPSN is a community of practice that has a wealth of practical psychosocial risk management insights. Transforming the way industry, organisations and its leaders rate the significance of proactive change is critical in moving the needle.
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The Brain, Behaviour and Organisational Culture (Note time is A.E.S.T)
Workplace relationships have a profound impact on organisational innovation and performance. Organisational neuroscience researcher Garo Reisyan says countless studies confirm that workplace behaviours are responsible for more than 50% of failures of projects, strategic initiatives or mergers.
In this session, Garo will unpack the neuroscience of organisational behaviour, explain its effects on workplace wellbeing and performance, and give participants practical insights into how to create a culture that supports thriving workplace relationships.
Building Resilience and Preventing Mental Health Decline at Work (Note time is A.E.S.T)
Jurie Rossouw - Resilience Expert & CEO Driven
More than 300 million people around the world suffer with depression, and 260 million with anxiety. Mental health expenditure is projected to increase to $16 trillion by 2030. Jurie Rossouw says the current reactive approach to mental health has caused the cost of care to spiral out of control with no solution in sight. This session will focus on giving leaders and teams strategies to proactively build mental and physical resilience in staff. Jurie will share new pathways and strategies for innovative preventative health, and the neuroscience that sits behind them.
Having Safer Conversations Together (Note that time is A.E.S.T)
This psychological safety session is designed to support leaders and teams with practical skills that raise consciousness, capability and confidence to have sensitive or difficult workplace conversations. The session guides participants to practice psychological safety in every interaction at work—and foster a safe, supportive high-performing team.
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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.
The Social Brain (Note time is AEST)
Samantha Rockey - co-founder of Thompson Harrison and Associate Fellow at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School (OSBS)
In this session, Samantha Rockey 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 Tracey Camilleri and leading evolutionary psychology expert Robyn Dunbar.
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.
Psychosocial Safety Essentials
Would you value a review of the legislation and essential facts on managing psychosocial hazards at work?
Jim Kelly, SafeWork NSW Regulator and Director Health and Safe Design, will unpack some of the key priorities on designing and cultivating workplace psychosocial safety.
Jim has an insightful, practical and evidence-based understanding of the Code of Practice and how to implement improvements that are valid and measurable. In his leadership role at Safe Work NSW Jim has prioritised putting useful, safety tools into leaders’ hands to help them comply with the Code. This session will cover the rationale and drivers behind the legislation, and helpful information on the Code and how to understand hazards and risks.
Jim takes a balanced approach to psychosocial safety that considers total business case and needs, integrates psychological safety imperatives, and keeps people at the centre. The session will leave participants with some useful and implementable tips and actions.
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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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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.
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.