Why Psychometric Assessments Are Vital For Your Business
Article prepared: 9 January 2013...
January 28, 2020The Impact of Stress on your Health and the Workplace
Article prepared: 13 February 2013...
January 28, 2020Shift Worker Fatigue - Disturbing your Circadian Rhythm
Article prepared: 20 March 2013...
January 28, 2020PSB brochures
If you’ve received an email or business card from us lately, you might notice that we’re sporting a new logo and colour design. We’re also excitedly working on redesigning our website to fit the new theme, which we’re planning to launch in the near future. We’ve also produced a new series of brochures showcasing our product suite. You can download our brochures in PDF format - alternatively, you can send us an email and we’ll be happy to send out an information pack to you...
January 28, 2020Organisational Climate Surveys - Checking the Health Status of your Organisation
Article prepared: 24 May 2013...
January 28, 2020Does Behaviour Based Safety Really Work?
Article prepared: 6 June 2013...
January 27, 2020Psychosocial Risk Management
Article prepared: 18 July 2013...
January 27, 2020Selecting Safe Workers – Not As Easy As You Think
Article prepared: 5 August 2013...
January 27, 2020Outplacement: The Next Step
Article prepared: 1 October 2013 Market demand, mergers, acquisitions, reorganisations, changes in management, and the introduction of technical innovations inevitably bring about resource reviews, and the separation of employees from the organisation. Changes such as these not only affect the separated individual; they can impact the organisation’s brand and the morale of remaining employees. Navigating these changes effectively is crucial. Outplacement is a structured process designed to ass...
January 27, 2020Achieving a positive safety culture through leadership
Article prepared: 24 October 2013 Marisa and Meghann presented 'Achieving a Positive Safety Culture Through Leadership' at the 2013 APPEA Health and Safety Conference to a crowd of oil and gas professionals in Perth. We’ve made the presentation slides available for download here:...
January 27, 2020Bouncing Back: Building a Resilient Workforce
Article prepared: 31 October 2013...
January 27, 2020Mindful Culture
Article prepared: 9 December 2013A mindful safety culture is one that is perceptive to danger, acknowledges that there are risks involved in people’s jobs, knows what these risks are, and is sensitive to warning signs. In a mindful culture, personnel at all levels are acutely aware that the best systems can fail, and this mindset is reflected in their beliefs and actions. Mindful cultures were researched by Weick and Sutcliffe with their ground breaking work on ‘High Reliability O...
January 27, 2020Safety Culture Frameworks
Article prepared: 28 January 2014 Successful organisations rely on building a culture of safety in the workplace, in which everyone collectively strives to achieve. A strong safety culture is one in which safety is valued and prioritised within an organisation, and there is a real commitment to safety at all levels, even when no one is watching. I already have systems in place. Why do I need a safety culture? Research has shown that a Safety Management System (SMS) ...
January 22, 2020The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System
Article prepared: 28 February 2014...
January 22, 2020Delivering Feedback in the Workplace
Article prepared: 26 March 2014...
January 22, 2020The Work-life Balancing Act
Article prepared: 27 May 2014...
January 22, 2020Decision Making, Safety, and Cognitive Biases
Article prepared: 10 July 2014...
January 20, 2020Mental Health and Well-being in the Workplace
Article prepared: 18 August 2014...
January 20, 2020Managing Error in High Risk Industries Through Human Performance Improvement
Article prepared: 30 September 2014 Human error is an inevitable aspect of being human. Therefore, a proactive approach to error management is through the development of error tolerant systems. As quoted by James Reason, "It is now widely held among human reliability specialists that the most productive strategy for dealing with active errors is to focus upon controlling their consequences rather than upon striving for their elimination” (Reason, p. 246). Download our presentation on 'Managing...
January 20, 2020Great Parents at a Great Distance - Staying Connected
Article prepared: 30 October 2014 Here are some tips on ways that you can stay involved in your children’s life even though you are working away. Stay in Touch A study of 32 long distance families stressed that frequent contact was important for maintaining relationships1. Your family is only a phone call away, so try to avoid saving things up for when you are reunited, and take the time to spend a few minutes on the phone each night. Even something small like a text message saying: “I...
January 20, 2020Getting the Right Person for the Job
Article prepared: 19 January 2015 For many people, hiring staff can be a hit and miss affair. Maybe you interview your candidate, speak to their old managers and, more than you’d like to admit, you listen to your “gut feel”. This approach can lead to good hiring decisions; it can also lead to the employee from hell. Psychometric Assessments, however, offer an objective assessment device that allows you to assess potential candidates on a range of relevant abilities and personal characteris...
January 20, 2020Mental Health Interventions in the Workplace Research
Article prepared: 18 July 2016 Our Research in Conjunction with Murdoch University PSB Solutions, in conjunction with Murdoch University, are conducting research into the very important topic of mental health within the workplace. We are exploring the perceived effectiveness of mental health interventions in the workplace from the perspective of the employee. This study is focused on understanding what interventions (both preventative and remedial) employees find worthwhile and are more likely t...
January 20, 2020Mindfulness in a Hectic World
Article prepared: 3 November 2016 The strategy to regain our connection to the present, is the practice of Mindfulness. Mindfulness focuses on maintaining awareness of your thoughts and inner self-talk, the way you feel, bodily sensations and what is happening around you. Unlike what popular culture has made it out to be, mindfulness is not simply relaxing and staying in a state of Zen. Instead, mindfulness is a practice where people can learn to: focus on the present moment;improve their attent...
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