High performance” has long been the gold standard of success in Australian workplaces. It’s what we hire for, train for, and reward. But lately, it’s become clear that there’s a quiet trade-off behind those numbers, metrics, and milestones. Because when performance is pursued without pause — when productivity becomes identity — it comes at a human cost.
Every team has that one person — the steady one. The calm voice in the storm. The leader, manager, or colleague who quietly keeps things running, who notices the details others miss, who holds space when everyone else is overwhelmed.
Resilience” has become one of the most overused words in the modern workplace.
We hear it everywhere — in leadership programs, HR strategies, even job ads. But what if the way we talk about resilience is quietly contributing to the very burnout we’re trying to prevent?
Every organisation talks about managing change. Few talk about feeling it. Behind every restructure, new system, or strategic shift are real humans — with uncertainty, hope, and often quiet fear. For leaders, guiding people through change isn’t just a communication exercise. It’s an emotional one
Every organisation talks about managing change. Few talk about feeling it. Behind every restructure, new system, or strategic shift are real humans — with uncertainty, hope, and often quiet fear. For leaders, guiding people through change isn’t just a communication exercise. It’s an emotional one.
Your workplace wellness program should include the traditional aspects, such as health plans and incentives for a healthy lifestyle, for those that are motivated to make a change. In addition, think outside the box and find ways to think more holistically about wellness and support the mental wellbeing of your people.
We have come a long way from the days when corporate wellness programs were viewed as good-to-have rather than as a need-to-have. Indeed, employee wellness has become a strategic imperative for most organizations across the globe and not without reason. An increasing number of studies point to evidence that the returns on wellness programs go way beyond healthy and happy employees.
These are just a few of the habits that we’ve found to be beneficial for increasing mindfulness, but different things will work for different people. When you are more mindful and in the present, you will feel like you have gained a new sort of control over your life. It will help you to find an overall happiness that isn’t so fleeting. Try a few of these methods out and see the difference that mindfulness can make.
Mindfulness can be used as a tool to manage your wellbeing and mental health. Some people call mental health ‘emotional health’ or ‘wellbeing’. We all have times when we feel down, stressed, or frightened; most of the time those feelings pass, but sometimes they develop into a more serious problem, and this could happen to anyone of us.
