The story of heart disease and its impact are well documented. Heart attacks happen and they are usually deadly. However, even with a plethora of knowledge on the disease we remain challenged to mitigate the risks surrounding this condition....
We recently introduced hand grip strength (HGS) to the battery of assessment points we use to assess risk of employees in the workplace. It was a new initiative for us and one that we have been advocating....
Could employees get fitter and healthier using a radical approach to regular activity? The innovative approach had to be easy to conduct, appeal to all employees, be free of group exercise sessions and require little administration....
We are now doing nothing for longer and it has consequences. Let's call it sedentary behaviour. When sedentary behaviour is practised over extended periods of time, significant health matters emerge....
One is reminded of the Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody song - From little things big things grow. Not the protest nature of the song but the symbolic nature associated with Gough Whitlam handing back of traditional lands to Vincent Lingaiari in 1975....
How did one of Western Australia’s business leaders transform his own health and wellbeing while leading his company to the lowest health and safety risk rating, we have measured?...
Looking at the patterns of death and destruction for men, one cannot help noticing that a substantial number of these deaths are preventable....
There was a time when all issues related to head health in the workplace was simply referred to as stress. How times have changed....
Last week was Men’s Health Week. Let’s ditch “The Week” tag. Let’s take the apparent urgency away. We want men to think differently about how to manage your health and wellbeing....
One of Western Australia’s youngest General Managers of a large family business decided to take steps to transform his own health and wellbeing, hoping these changes would lead to a direct and positive impact on him and the business. ...
Optimum has spent a great deal of time collaborating with company executives and key personnel. Each organisation is different, as are the needs of executives to function at their optimal....
If you knew that with a few minimal behavioural changes you would lower your risk of cardiovascular disease...
Recent research using British data with Australian analytics presents a theoretical model to decrease human health risks. This obviously has a direct positive flow on to any workplace or organisation....
The importance of caring leadership emerges as a consistent element in a great deal of the research on employee health, wellbeing and performance at work....
Youth Futures is an organisation that has just celebrated its 40th anniversary and remains at the forefront of working with young people at risk in WA....
Attention as to how best to manage the risks within your organisation repeatedly comes back to the emerging tsunami of mental health and associated issues....
We have been reviewing our data base to identify those behaviours that are displayed in those individuals with lower risk profiles across a range of factors....
As we roll into another festive season and New Year it is worth mentioning that managing any risk in the workplace remains a full-time job....
Addressing employee wellbeing makes commercial sense. A simple, yet not that regularly acknowledge sentiment among businesses....
Heat Stress is a serious risk for Australian workers. Summer is on its way in Australia. Temperatures are increasing. Heat stress is identified as a major risk factor....
There is a linear negative impact on psychological safety when the CEO and their reports are sleep deprived....
In May 2023 we reported to the management of Thompson and Redwood (T&R) that they may want to consider reviewing the risks associated with sleep issues in their workforce....
This transition from a good to a great organisation can be all about how the leaders manage their own risks and when they start to think differently....
What is the hard return on employee health, wellbeing and performance programs? This question arises when such programs are viewed as a nice extra, not as a strategic element in running the business....
Travelling around Australia with a suitcase full of forms, pencils at the ready and lever arch files to be filled was how it all started....
As the world of work evolves, the way we care for employees is becoming an economic and strategic imperative....
Measure the metrics that matter! Sometimes to keep your business in great shape tough decisions are made....
The risks that you know you do not know. The workplace is a place where surprises are not welcomed....
Managing any risks in your business is not easy. It needs several elements to go well to be completely on top of potential risks....
Surprisingly, this has nothing to do with the alphabet. It has all to do with several elements or domains that help individuals get a better understanding of their own mental health and wellbeing....
Health, wellbeing and performance must be at the top of organisations’ agendas. Recent research adds more weight to this quest....
As we get closer to home the data linked to an integrated health, wellbeing and performance program shows an overt reduction in risks associated with humans....
The world is starting to realise that an investment in people at work reaps many significant financial benefits....
One of the greatest risks to your business is its rate of change and how you manage these changes. Change is inevitable. The rate of the change varies....
The risk profiles of employees and subsequently their exposure to your business must be uppermost in your thinking....
Being without appropriate sleep means you are at increased risk across a range of health and safety issues....
Our definition of a leader is one who instils a will for all employees to improve. These improvements will ultimately alter the employee’s risk profile and subsequently the risk profile of the business....
The world of work is changing and there is a growing uncertainty about how business should manage human risks. Physical risk management has been legislated for some time and while challenges still...
Company leaders look to indicators as to how their business is performing. Integrating different metrics with great data is a great starting point to measuring what matters....
There are some hot spots emerging within the risk profiles of individuals, businesses and ultimately the communities of Australia. And these risks are too great (and expensive) to ignore....
The workplace environment is constantly changing. Why run the risk of exposing your business to a cluster of debilitating risks within this environment?...
Work is making people sick. The health, wellbeing and performance challenges faced by employees today are increasing. Optimum’s data shows the average employee is in relatively poor shape....
Over the last few months Optimum has been looking at how best to sustain an Aussie workforce in the light of an everchanging: workplace, environment, labour force, legislation, compliance and our ever-growing database....
Their business is expanding through Melbourne, Sydney and the Philippines. Staff numbers are increasing, as is the workload and expectations to perform in a competitive market....
There are the known risks. There are the unknown risks. There are also unknown risks that become known - and they need immediate action....
Lack of sleep is the answer and 45% of Aussies are reporting for work sleep deprived. Sleep deprivation can be debilitating. How do you feel - when you pull an all-nighter...
In the Upper Swan region, east of Perth - WA, Thompson and Redwood (T&R) keep producing amazing results. These results relate to their business as well as the data from their Integrated...
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