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We believe that workplaces are responsible for shaping the wellbeing of society.

We believe Workplaces have the power to lead and influence teams, families and customers to optimal wellbeing.

We know from years of experience that to succeed in employee wellbeing, workplaces need to be purposeful and their wellness strategy needs to influence positive behavioural change.

The problem though is that most workplaces and HR teams don't know where to start, feel overwhelmed and are actually not from a health sciences background.

So we decided to create a wellbeing community of like-minded people with a passion for a healthier world.

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Free Webinar: Employee Wellbeing in a Hybrid Workforce⁠ ⁠ Josh and the team are looking forward to hosting this session, sharing our tips on all things wellbeing for the hybrid workforce.⁠ ⁠ Join us on Thursday, 21 October at 12pm and get some tips for your 2022 employee wellbeing strategy, and for your own wellbeing!⁠ ⁠ Link in Bio to register!

The workplace has changed forever. The last eighteen months have changed the way we live and work forever and that includes finding a balance between working from home (the ‘first place’) and working from the office (the ‘second place’). We are so excited to be chatting with the inspiring Dean Katz of @thirdplaceorg Third Place is a work-from-anywhere marketplace, focusing on the hotels sector and hospitality industry. It's mission is to drive the millions of people working from home back into hotels and hospitality venues to work, eat, drink and reconnect with the community. In doing so, to support the mental health and wellbeing of the Australian workforce by allowing them to easily discover and reserve unique and inspiring spaces to work remotely. In our latest episode, Dean and Tom discuss the purpose of Third Place, the global workplace trends and habits he is observing overseas right now and the future applications of Third Place in the work-from-anywhere market. Thank you so much for joining us, Dean! 〰️

As we roll into Mental Health Month here in Australia, the Well Workplaces team has put together a fantastic line up of events that have been designed around the theme R U Still OK?⁠ ⁠ With this in mind, we are offering a Well Workplaces Community Masterclass for individuals and teams with our good friend, @melocalarco_coach⁠ ⁠ This supportive session is live and complimentary on Wednesday, 13th October at 11am(AEST). Register your attendance via the Link in Bio. ⁠ ⁠ Melo will explore the specific tools and techniques to help you manage uncertainty, avoid burnout and to stay energised and motivated right now.⁠ ⁠ These simple, evidence-based tools are designed to help you through the rest of 2021 and ensure you feel calm and confident as you enter the new year.⁠ ⁠ You will also learn positive mindset strategies and self-care habits to look after your mental health and wellbeing, so you can feel more energised, everyday.⁠ ⁠ Come along, connect with the community and walk away with some very valuable tools and techniques to help⁠ ⁠ 〰️ Manage stress, anxiety and overwhelm⁠ 〰️ Become more engaged and adaptable⁠ 〰️ Have more mental clarity and focus⁠ 〰️ Reframe stress positively⁠ ⁠ Feel free to share this with your colleagues, teams, friends and families.⁠ ⁠ About Melo Calarco⁠ ⁠ As a certified performance coach and mindfulness facilitator, Melo has been sharing his passion and knowledge in the industry for well over 25 years. Melo is renowned for providing a new approach to meditation that blends the scientific, evidence-based practice of mindfulness with a series of strategies to help attain connection with the body and mind.⁠ ⁠ You might remember Melo from Episode 8 of the Well Workplaces Podcast where Melo and Tom explored how to practice mindfulness in a distracted world.⁠ ⁠ Look forward to seeing you there!⁠ ⁠ 〰️

I’ve always been really bad at putting my “out of office” on when taking leave.⁠ ⁠ I don’t know why exactly, but I have my suspicions.⁠ ⁠ Maybe it’s the default “startup business” mindset that I’ve struggled to switch off after so long, as in I don’t want to miss any new opportunities that could come in, or keep clients waiting too long.⁠ ⁠ Maybe it’s an ego thing as a business owner, as in I feel like I need to be needed all the time.⁠ ⁠ Maybe it’s because I’m terrible at getting around to basic admin tasks, as in I procrastinate and avoid simple “boring” tasks like changing my email settings and prefer phone calls and human interaction.⁠ ⁠ Maybe it’s because of an over-responsibility complex I often wrestle with, as in I feel like any issues that come up while I’m on leave are my fault and I need to help/fix.⁠ ⁠ Maybe it’s because I feel that work life is flexible these days, as in checking emails and making a few calls while on leave is part of being flexible and isn’t necessarily “work”.⁠ ⁠ Maybe it’s because I still feel guilt with lots of delegating, as in I feel like I should finish what I’ve started.⁠ ⁠ Maybe it’s because even though I work in wellbeing and I know switching off is great, I argue with myself that doing the “thing” will make it easier to switch off.⁠ ⁠ Mostly though I think it’s a combination of all of these reasons.⁠ ⁠ Our team at Pinnacle Health Group Australia took a company-wide wellbeing break last week, to recharge the batteries after supporting the wellbeing of so many workplaces this year.⁠ ⁠ I’ve got better at recognising the above behaviours of mine, and I’m excited to be putting my out of office responder on this afternoon.⁠ ⁠ Does anyone else out there in LinkedIn world struggle with flicking the out of office on?⁠ ⁠ This image is also a perfect example of me not putting my out of office on while managing to sneak in a trip to NZ in winter.

What if you could improve your cardiovascular fitness by simply sleeping?⁠ ⁠ With so much data being collected through smart devices, it feels like we are not quite connecting all the dots to improve our performance and longevity (especially cardiovascular measures).⁠ ⁠ Rico Rogers is an ex-professional cyclist, and founder of @boxaltitude who is dedicated to creating innovative altitude sleep solutions for people looking to gain the performance edge.⁠ ⁠ Rico's amazing clients have recently seen success in the Tokyo Olympics, the Tour de France and we will discuss all things altitude and sleep.⁠ ⁠ We have an in-depth about the science of altitude, how everyday people can use data to measure and track their performance and, finally, the future applications of altitude (hint: imagine booking a hotel altitude room in the future).

Have you started to plan for 2022 yet?⁠ ⁠ In the current hybrid model of work, it seems that workplaces are toggling between reactive wellbeing initiatives versus strategic long-term planning, with an eye on 2022.⁠ ⁠ Josh Lambert, has written an eBook to simplify the required steps to setting up a successful and engaging wellbeing program to suit the current working environment.⁠ ⁠ Link in Bio to read your copy today.

OOO⁠ ⁠ Our #OutOfOffice are turned on and we are Out on Wellbeing Leave. ⁠ ⁠ Time to rest, reset and recharge. If you would love to hear more about this company-wide initiative, please head to our latest IGTV for more. ⁠ ⁠ 〰️

We were so excited to be chatting with Lizzy Williamson, Founder Two Minute Moves on our podcast to talk all things movement and optimising your day.⁠ ⁠ We tackle ways to energise the workday, her story and how to shake things up in your virtual blackhole or virtual event. ⁠ ⁠ Link in bio to have a listen! @twominutemoves

Small and Medium (SMEs) sized businesses are under the pump right now in Australia. With the small business community employing lots of Australians in various sectors, it is so important for the SME owners and employees are remaining in a good state of health and wellbeing. I know people are reluctant to speak to lawyers, especially when under stress and financial pressure, but the value of great advice is underrated. In our latest podcast episode, Tom Bosna chats with Katie Richards, founder of @lawonearthaus about: 〰️ Katie's expertise as a commercial lawyer and her passion for accessible legal help being a human right 〰️ How legal issues impact people's personal wellbeing and their performance at work 〰️ How access to legal help could fit into the current employee wellbeing support framework 〰️ The top stressors at the moment for employees and employers The rapidly changing workplace and considerations for employees and employers to manage risks Thank you, Katie, for joining us! To everyone listening, we hope you enjoy this as much as we did! 🎧

That was the question I asked in a recent LinkedIn poll and as you can see from this screenshot below the majority of responders said no. I am aware of the limitations of my research method here but as a quick vox pop in the time and place served a purpose and created a discussion. We know a lot can change in a week with regards to COVID and the media attention on workplaces mandating vaccines has been interesting to follow. With SPC being the first Australian organisation to mandate vaccines for onsite staff and visitors, no doubt, this is just the beginning. In the SPC example and the businesses that follow, keeping your job is the incentive! Is an employee nudge required? With politicians discussing various incentives such as vaccine lotteries or cash in the hand. My opinion is that businesses can lead the way by providing simple incentives to make it low friction for employees to get the vaccine. Especially with the stage we are at right now in Australia. Having chatted with various clients this week it has been amazing to see some creative ideas come to life in a short space of time. So I wanted to share with you a very simple approach that we have taken at Pinnacle Health Group Australia. It's not a fancy gift box, a smoothie or anything that requires much effort. It is simply vaccination leave and you can find the email I wrote to staff, link in bio. If you want to copy, paste, edit and can execute this at your work - feel free to take it! Has your workplace established an incentive policy for employees to get the COVID vaccine?

Showing up for each other on @ruokday is important, but knowing how to show up and support your colleagues longer term is even more important. As always, a brilliant session led by Dr Natalie Flatt and Sasha Milinkovic of @connectpsych1 for @navyhealth yesterday. Well done to Janick Auguste for organising such a practical and openly engaging session, and for the very interactive audience who shared their experiences. A very empowering workshop, well done all! 💛 〰️

Healthy change requires action.⁠ ⁠ And action is always easier to take with the support of others.⁠ ⁠ Many of us might feel like we are limping towards the end of the year, and our teams or workplaces are struggling for energy and motivation (for obvious and understandable reasons).⁠ ⁠ Which is why, with the help of @pumlhealthio we have created our STEPtember challenge - Stronger, Together.⁠ ⁠ Not only that, we are partnering with @ygap to raise funds and awareness for the amazing work that they do.⁠ ⁠ Community and getting around each other is super important right now, so stay tuned for weekly updates of how the team is tracking!⁠

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