The regulatory, technological, and workforce shifts reshaping psychological health and safety — and what to prioritise in response
Dr. Georgi Toma | Director, HeartBrain Works | Honorary Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Introduction
The psychosocial risk management landscape in Australia a...
Why the volume of work is rarely the whole story and what organisations can do about it
Dr. Georgi Toma | Director, HeartBrain Works | Honorary Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Introduction
High workload is the psychosocial hazard that almost every organisation identifies when asked what ...
How to identify the risks of poor organisational change, and three principles for managing them effectively
Dr. Georgi Toma | Director, HeartBrain Works | Honorary Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Introduction
Organisational change is constant. Mergers, restructures, system overhauls, lead...
An evidence-based framework for understanding, structuring, and sustaining employee wellbeing in organisations
Dr. Georgi Toma | Director, HeartBrain Works | Honorary Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Introduction
Employee wellbeing is a term that appears everywhere — in strategy documents,...
A practical framework for WHS and HR professionals navigating the complexity of psychosocial risk.
Dr. Georgi Toma | Director, HeartBrain Works | Honorary Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Introduction
Psychosocial hazards are now firmly on the radar of Australian and New Zealand organisati...
A practical guide to understanding, identifying, and preventing offensive behaviours at work.
Dr. Georgi Toma | Director, HeartBrain Works | Honorary Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Introduction
Offensive behaviours at work — whether they take the form of a sharp remark, sustained bu...
What the research, the legislation, and the case law are telling us about the frontline of workplace mental health
Dr. Georgi Toma | Director, HeartBrain Works | Honorary Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Introduction
Line managers sit at the most consequential intersection in any organisat...
A practical guide to understanding, identifying, and addressing low role clarity in your organisation
Dr. Georgi Toma | Director, HeartBrain Works | Honorary Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Introduction
This article is part of HeartBrain Works' ongoing series on psychosocial hazards....
A practical guide to embedding trauma-informed practices in workplace investigations, grievance processes, and risk management systems
Dr. Georgi Toma | Director, HeartBrain Works | Honorary Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Introduction
Workplace investigations, grievance processes, a...
A practical, evidence-based guide to understanding and managing psychosocial risk in high-pressure environments
Anna Saunders | Psychosocial Risk Expert, HeartBrain Works | Master of Organisational Psychology
Introduction
First responder agencies operate in conditions that are unlike almost an...
A practical, systems-based guide to redesigning work to eliminate and minimise psychosocial hazards
Dr. Georgi Toma | Director, HeartBrain Works | Honorary Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Introduction
When organisations discover they have a psychosocial risk problem, the instinct is...
A practical, scenario-based guide to psychosocial risk management
Dr. Georgi Toma | Director, HeartBrain Works | Honorary Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Introduction
Psychosocial risk management can feel overwhelming. With growing regulatory pressure, increasing workers’ compensat...