Mental Health and The Future of Work:

A Mindful Approach

MindWell Founder and Chief Training Officer, Dr. Geoff Soloway, hosted a panel discussion on two growing priorities in today's workplace that both have a significant impact on the bottom line of business: 

• (1) Psychological Health and Safety and

• (2) Developing the skills needed for the future of work

A growing body of evidence illustrates that developing the competency of mindfulness can show positive returns on both priorities and transform organizational culture. While growing in mainstream popularity, implementing mindfulness in the workplace requires a unique and systematic organizational development perspective for optimal success.

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MindWell brought together an esteemed panel of guests to discuss.

The panel guests included:

• Louise Taylor Green, Chief Executive Officer, Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)

• Micheal Pietrus Director, MHFA & Opening Minds, Mental Health Commission of Canada

• Pam August, 'retired' Director Culture Activation at WestJet

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a mentally healthy organization that is ready to meet the rapidly changing demands of the workplace?

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Webinar Highlights

MIKE PIETRUS- THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGY

MIKE PIETRUS - ADDRESSING STIGMA

PAM AUGUST - THIS WORK IS SIMPLE, NOT EASY

MIKE PIETRUS - THE STANDARD

PAM AUGUST - PERSONAL MINDFULNESS & MENTAL HEALTH EXPERIENCE 

LOUISE TAYLOR GREEN - HR'S ROLE IN

WORKPLACE WELLNESS

LOUISE TAYLOR GREEN - USING HR DATA TO BUILD A BUSINESS CASE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND MINDFULNESS

LOUISE TAYLOR GREEN - SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF A MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

MIKE PIETRUS - SHIFTING WORKPLACE CULTURE

LOUISE TAYLOR GREEN - PERSONAL MINDFULNESS  & MENTAL HEALTH JOURNEY

WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH & MINDFULNESS RESOURCES

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If you enjoyed this webinar and would like more resources on mental health and mindfulness in the workplace, check out these other great resources!  

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• Mental Health and The Future of Work: a free resource that builds the business case for developing a workplace mindfulness program. It includes evidence, information on ROI and strategies for successfully implementing a mindfulness program 

• Psychological Safety Webinar: Highlights and resources from a webinar with Mary Ann Baynton of Workplace Strategies for Mental Health on psychological safety in the workplace.

• National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (the Standard): The National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (the Standard) – the first of its kind in the world, is a set of voluntary guidelines, tools and resources intended to guide organizations in promoting mental health and preventing psychological harm at work. 

• Stress Satisfaction Index from Guarding Minds at Work: Guarding Minds at Work, a unique and free online resource to help employers - large or small, in the public or private sector - assess, protect and promote psychological health and safety in their workplaces.  

• Mental Health First Aid: Mental Health First Aid is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem, experiencing the worsening of an existing mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. Visit the website to learn about being trained! 

• Opening Minds: Opening Minds is the largest systematic effort in Canadian history focused on reducing stigma related to mental illness. Established by the MHCC in 2009, it seeks to change Canadians’ behaviours and attitudes toward people living with mental illness to ensure they are treated fairly and as full citizens with opportunities to contribute to society like anyone else.

• HRPA Mental Health Resources: HRPA is proud to have sponsored newly-released research about the evolution of mental health strategies in the workplace that shows the great strides Canadian companies have taken toward creating psychologically safe and healthy workplaces. 

• MindWell Webinar with Pam August: Hear more from Pam in this previous webinar on developing organizational culture with mindfulness