Workshop A: Implementing good work design practices in your organisational business-as-usual

Implementing good work design practices in your organisational business-as-usual

Friday 22 November 09.00-12.00

Work design is an undeniably important element of organisational success. Those organisations which have achieved this success have done so with participation and engagement from multiple areas of their organisation – buy-in from across the workforce is a substantial predictor of a successful work design initiative.

This workshop investigates the key factors necessary for a work design initiative to create positive outcomes within an organisation. Led by a senior leader in effective work design, you will learn practical steps and evidence-led strategies to ensure that even the most ambitious work design changes can be implemented and sustained within your workforce, with key considerations including:

  • Communicating the importance of work design accessibly across your organisation
  • Situating managers and supervisors to maintain key work design strategies
  • Collaborating effectively with key business functions for a consistent organisational approach to work design
  • Achieving enthusiastic buy-in from senior decision makers on work design projects
  • Leveraging existing policy, programs, and practices to improve work design unobtrusively
  • Ensuring continuous improvement and review of work design strategies
  • Seeking constructive feedback on work design projects from your teams
  • Networking with other senior professionals from major organisations

Work design is a vital consideration for the workplaces of the future – it cannot be a box-checking exercise. Good work design must be developed and sustained across your organisation.

Join now, before space runs out! Support your teams to reach new levels of organisational achievement!

About your workshop leader:

Louise Thompson, Psychosocial Health and Safety Director, Foremind

I began my Mental health career working with complex clients and families, after a few years, I burned out and quit the profession for the first time. I pivoted into running a highly successful personal training and nutrition coaching business. I become a subject matter expert on disordered eating in fitness and I was invited to speak at events, consulted with well-known fitness professionals, and contributed to articles and podcasts. I returned to Mental health completed my accreditation as an accredited Mental health Social worker (AHMSW) and began my private practice using a trauma-informed and attachment lens. I am an eclectic therapist and I am trained in CBT, DBT, EFT, EMDR, and trauma therapy. I found also found a love for mentoring and trained to become a clinical supervisor, and complete my Graduate Certificate in Coaching Psychology at Sydney University.

Louise recently joined Foremind as Psychosocial Health and Safety Director and Clinical Director – Foremind combines the management and support of mental stressors through a platform that gives employees access to support and employers the data to improve culture and compliance.