Building mentally healthy workplaces
– every person, every organisation, every day

Who we are

The Office of Industrial Relations Queensland – Workplace Health and Safety, SuperFriend and WorkCover Queensland, have formed LeadingWell Queensland to support Queensland workplaces to build and maintain mentally healthy workplaces – for every worker, every organisation, every day.

The collaboration is working together to create thriving workplaces, as well as positive and supportive work cultures and environments, by focusing on strategic leadership events, access to practical tools and resources, and sharing best practice information and benchmarks.

Resources

The LeadingWell Queensland Collaboration is pleased to provide access to the following resources, as part of our commitment to sharing best practice information to create thriving workplaces.

Building Positive Relationships for Resilience and Thriving Workplaces

Acclaimed international speaker Associate Professor Brianna Caza from University of Manitoba in Canada and Phil Diver, CEO of The Construction Training Centre explore how positive workplace relationships can support worker resilience in a thriving workplace.

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Professor Sharon Parker keynote - Because good work matters for health and productivity

Director of The Centre for Transformative Work Design, Professor Sharon Parker, talks about how leaders can use work design principles to assist their employees to thrive in their roles.

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LeadingWell Queensland Breakfast - Work design for mental wellbeing

Have you attended one of LeadingWell Queensland's leadership breakfasts? This video from our latest event in July 2018 will give you a good idea of what they're about! To receive updates on future events across Queensland, fill out the registration form at the bottom of the page.

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Mentally healthy workplaces toolkit

This toolkit provides practical tools and resources for employers, managers and leaders to create workplaces that are mentally healthy.

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Building Stronger Teams: Supporting Effective Team Leaders

A leader's guide and activities for developing resilience for you and your team.

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Building Thriving Workplaces

Guidelines and actions for promoting positive mental health and wellbeing and unlocking organisational performance.

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An Integrated Approach to Workplace Mental Health

A white paper produced by the University of Tasmania's Work, Health & Wellbeing Network in Collaboration with national and international researchers, practitioners and policy makers.

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2019 Indicators of a Thriving Workplace Survey

Through this annual national study, SuperFriend have pinpointed actions most likely to help workers and workplaces thrive. They have also highlighted industries and groups of workers most at-risk—giving employers a clear and comprehensive roadmap for intervention. Download the Indicators of a Thriving Workplace 2019 Suvery, analysing insights from over 10,000 Australian workers in a broad range of industries and occupations, via the link.

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