Wonderful event held with Keynote Dr. Joti Samra
Thanks to Dr. Joti Samra for a very relevant and informative presentation on psychological health and safety in the workplace. As we have all experienced, COVID-19 has had a universal impact on all of us personally, and our organizations. Our work and personal lives have collided in a way they never have before. We need to think seriously about work/life integration and harmony for ourselves and our employees. As leaders, being flexible and adaptable is key. Authentic, vulnerable & compassionate leadership goes a long way to helping keep stable mental and physical health in the workplace.
Interestingly, we noticed a very strong correlation between our weekly Breakfast Forums’ regular topics and the key takeaway from today’s presentation: having open, strong, and frequent communication with your teams. Train your management team to evaluate employees for signs of distress, anxiety, or performance changes on their usual baseline performance. Notice the issue, then check in with the colleague, stating the observation neutrally, identify that it’s different from their normal performance and ask what you can do to support them.
Following the presentation, Dr. Samra shared several resources with our group, including her “open virtual office hours” where she will make herself available for questions. Dr. Samra invited everyone to reach out to her during her next time slot, Tuesday, June 2nd at 2pm. Visit www.myworkplacehealth.com and sign up for the newsletter at the bottom of the website. Links to other resources are also available – if you missed them, please email George directly at gwhiggins@ehscbc.ca to obtain them.
We now are moving to a bi-weekly format. We invite you to join us on our next Breakfast Forum check in call on Thursday, June 11th.
