The world of work is changing and there is a growing uncertainty about how business should manage human risks. Physical risk management has been legislated for some time and while challenges still...
Company leaders look to indicators as to how their business is performing. Integrating different metrics with great data is a great starting point to measuring what matters....
There are some hot spots emerging within the risk profiles of individuals, businesses and ultimately the communities of Australia. And these risks are too great (and expensive) to ignore....
The workplace environment is constantly changing. Why run the risk of exposing your business to a cluster of debilitating risks within this environment?...
Work is making people sick. The health, wellbeing and performance challenges faced by employees today are increasing. Optimum’s data shows the average employee is in relatively poor shape....
Over the last few months Optimum has been looking at how best to sustain an Aussie workforce in the light of an everchanging: workplace, environment, labour force, legislation, compliance and our ever-growing database....
Their business is expanding through Melbourne, Sydney and the Philippines. Staff numbers are increasing, as is the workload and expectations to perform in a competitive market....
There are the known risks. There are the unknown risks. There are also unknown risks that become known - and they need immediate action....
Lack of sleep is the answer and 45% of Aussies are reporting for work sleep deprived. Sleep deprivation can be debilitating. How do you feel - when you pull an all-nighter...
In the Upper Swan region, east of Perth - WA, Thompson and Redwood (T&R) keep producing amazing results. These results relate to their business as well as the data from their Integrated...
Across Australia, employee mental health and resilience has become a key focus for companies....
As our small tribute to Dr Michael Mosley we would like to relate some of his latest work about how to get a better night’s sleep....
It’s no secret that during COVID-19, business leaders were searching for new and innovative ways to support and resource employees across health, wellbeing and performance....
The importance of good sleep is well researched, yet we continue to ignore this wonderful restorative tool in a world that is becoming more hectic....
As the world of work continuously changes, the risk factors once confronted by businesses are now replaced by risk factors that are not immediately obvious....
They all have data on psychological health and safety in the workplace and view this data through their own unique position in the market and how it impacts workforces....
Changing habits at any time is tough. The motivation to change your habits to help reduce your overall risk has to offer a stronger commitment to change....
If your business employs younger people, then the changing patterns of mental health data suggest you may need to think differently about how you manage this emerging and challenging risk factor....
Corporate Australia is trying to get ahead of an increased mental health wave in the workplace. A few years ago, the best some businesses offered was fresh fruit bowls...
Using our significant database, we are now able to launch our own Risk Rating Index. This Index is created by combining the scores across a range of human risks and how they are categorised...
Work-related fall injuries have been shown to increase steeply with age, particularly among women...
Workers’ compensation claims related to mental health are set to double by 2030...
Today we are living through a fundamental transformation in the way we work, connect and interact....
Optimum’s mode of operation highlights that prevention is better (and more cost effective!) than cure. We have the data from across several industries to prove it. ...
People that are well, do well. Despite knowing this statement to be true, the workplace remains an environment where pressure and stress levels...
One point increase in self-reported happiness led to around 12 % increase in productivity, on average, among call centre workers....
A recent survey of 5000 Aussie workers has revealed some surprising results when comparing 2019 to 2023 data on meaningful work....
This is not another instalment from Dr Norman Swan. It is a report on the changes that are happening with a team within a unique business located in Upper Swan....
Worldwide 1.4 billion adults are insufficiently active to achieve positive health outcomes (33% of women and 25% of men). There has been no change in this metric since 2001....
During the pandemic there was an enthusiastic approach from most organisations to implement initiatives designed to assist employees. A great deal of that focus was on managing...
When the lawyers start quoting health and safety legislation, health related statistics and data one must sit up and ponder what may be coming down the litigious channel....
More companies are telling us about the importance they are placing on having a well-considered Employee Value Proposition (EVP)....
45% of Aussies are reporting for work sleep deprived....
Executive coaching can be a hackneyed phrase that covers a multitude of offerings....
You are the leader of the organisation. You are making decisions all the time. The pace of business is ever increasing....
There are two very destructive risk factors in your business...
What is an Unsafe Waist Measurement in the Workplace? If you were looking for one thing that you could build ...
Any program in the workplace generally involves structures or processes that have been in the organisation for some time....
This is not the beginning of a 26-alphabet response to a major health issue like mental health....
Busyness at work is not a measure of success. However, it can reflect the health, wellbeing and overall performance of individuals and the organisation....
Without doubt humans and their collective intellect present as one of the biggest assets of any company. In some cases, it has been shown that it is the people within an organisation that can set one company...
Some of us love numbers…others not so. Some think in pictures…others simply can’t. Combining the two helps to tell a great story....
It’s no secret the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted to business leaders the requirement for new and innovative ways to support employees and increase access to health and wellbeing resources...
New work health and safety regulations are here. A person conducting a business or undertaking is now required by law to eliminate or minimise psychosocial risks, as much as is reasonably practical....
There’s a lot to leadership and no two leaders are the same. Over the last three to five years we’ve had the pleasure to work with some dynamic leaders. In this context, our definition of a leader is one who instils a will to improve and considers fellow workers....
We are fortunate enough to work with the organisation Thompson and Redwood. They conduct the bulk of their quality stock feed business in the wonderfully named suburb to the east of Perth - Upper Swan....
There are the known risks. There are the unknown risks. There are also unknown risks that become known - and they need immediate action....
Mental health problems like stress, anxiety and depression have been evident in our collected data across Australian professional services and mining workforces for the past 5 years. Our findings from over 200,000 data points, pre and post COVID-19...
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