Risks at Work

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....

17 October, 2024

One Roadmap to Sustainability

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....

17 October, 2024

Office Solutions IT…their story so far

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....

12 September, 2024

The invisible risks lurking in your workplace

There are the known risks. There are the unknown risks. There are also unknown risks that become known - and they need immediate action....

11 September, 2024

What could be a silent yet deadly risk factor?

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...

15 August, 2024

Is it a Black Swan Event or just great management?

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...

15 August, 2024

Optimum welcomes Office Solutions IT

This week we were on site at Office Solutions IT (OSIT) with the commencement of a six-month trial. The current MD James Sutton is looking to get a better understanding of his team and hear from them...

13 August, 2024

Powering Sustainability: How to Boost Business Success linked to Employee Wellbeing

This White Paper aims to explore what sustainability could look like for employees and how best to achieve a sustainable workforce...

13 August, 2024

A personal Pitcrew

If it is good enough for F1 Drivers - then it is good enough for you....

30 July, 2024

Mental Wellbeing – Addressing Your Workplace’s Greatest Risk in 2024

Across Australia, employee mental health and resilience has become a key focus for companies....

19 July, 2024

Managing your sleep challenges

As our small tribute to Dr Michael Mosley we would like to relate some of his latest work about how to get a better night’s sleep....

19 July, 2024

Support your mate at work

Managing Mental Health at work needs as many factors aligned as possible.  ...

17 July, 2024

Feeling rundown? Try laughing or laughing more…

In the work we do to help maintain a healthy head, we are always looking for positives. ...

17 June, 2024

How can digital technology help mitigate risks and save money in your business?

It’s no secret that during COVID-19, business leaders were searching for new and innovative ways to support and resource employees across health, wellbeing and performance....

13 June, 2024

Australia…we have a sleep crisis

The importance of good sleep is well researched, yet we continue to ignore this wonderful restorative tool in a world that is becoming more hectic....

13 June, 2024

Feeling anxious? Ask yourself 3 questions

So, you’ve recognised that you feel anxious or unsettled.  ...

05 June, 2024

Mental Health at Work – 3 Approaches to Manage the Risk

As the world of work continuously changes, the risk factors once confronted by businesses are now replaced by risk factors that are not immediately obvious....

17 May, 2024

What could Safe Work Australia, Microsoft and Optimum have in common?

They all have data on psychological health and safety in the workplace and view this data through their own unique position in the market and how it impacts workforces....

17 May, 2024

Steps to Change Your Habits and Reduce Your Risk

Changing habits at any time is tough. The motivation to change your habits to help reduce your overall risk has to offer a stronger commitment to change....

11 April, 2024

More challenging risks in today’s workforce

If your business employs younger people, then the changing patterns of mental health data suggest you may need to think differently about how you manage this emerging and challenging risk factor....

11 April, 2024

Short term v Long term focus on Mental Health at Work

Corporate Australia is trying to get ahead of an increased mental health wave in the workplace. A few years ago, the best some businesses offered was fresh fruit bowls...

15 March, 2024

Risk Rating Index…is about the numbers

Using our significant database, we are now able to launch our own Risk Rating Index. This Index is created by combining the scores across a range of human risks and how they are categorised...

15 March, 2024

Older employees are at increased risk at work

Work-related fall injuries have been shown to increase steeply with age, particularly among women...

15 February, 2024

Workers Compensation and Psychosocial Health

Workers’ compensation claims related to mental health are set to double by 2030...

15 February, 2024

ANZSOM Annual Conference

At the recent Australian and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine (ANZSOM) Conference in Canberra, Dr Peter Connaughton...

18 December, 2023

Optimum on the World Stage

I was honoured to join this august group at the 23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work....

18 December, 2023

We can help

Today we are living through a fundamental transformation in the way we work, connect and interact....

21 November, 2023

Proof is in the Data

Optimum’s mode of operation highlights that prevention is better (and more cost effective!) than cure. We have the data from across several industries to prove it. ...

21 November, 2023

Conversation on Mental Health

People that are well, do well. Despite knowing this statement to be true, the workplace remains an environment where pressure and stress levels...

16 October, 2023

Happiness at Work

One point increase in self-reported happiness led to around 12 % increase in productivity, on average, among call centre workers....

16 October, 2023

People and Profit

A recent survey of 5000 Aussie workers has revealed some surprising results when comparing 2019 to 2023 data on meaningful work....

14 September, 2023

The Swan Report

This is not another instalment from Dr Norman Swan. It is a report on the changes that are happening with a team within a unique business located in Upper Swan....

14 September, 2023

Active workers benefit your business

Worldwide 1.4 billion adults are insufficiently active to achieve positive health outcomes (33% of women and 25% of men). There has been no change in this metric since 2001....

11 August, 2023

Mental Health Priorities

During the pandemic there was an enthusiastic approach from most organisations to implement initiatives designed to assist employees. A great deal of that focus was on managing...

11 August, 2023

Lawyers and risk matters

When the lawyers start quoting health and safety legislation, health related statistics and data one must sit up and ponder what may be coming down the litigious channel....

18 July, 2023

What’s in it for me?

More companies are telling us about the importance they are placing on having a well-considered Employee Value Proposition (EVP)....

18 July, 2023

The Dangers of Sleeping on the Job

45% of Aussies are reporting for work sleep deprived....

20 June, 2023

One Simple Truth About Communication and Leadership

Managers worry about overcommunicating with employees yet maybe a recent article from Harvard Business Review...

20 June, 2023

Striking a Balance in Executive Coaching

Executive coaching can be a hackneyed phrase that covers a multitude of offerings....

20 June, 2023

Why Some People are Great Leaders

You are the leader of the organisation. You are making decisions all the time. The pace of business is ever increasing....

06 June, 2023

3 Findings on FIFO and Mental Health

A study in the Australia Journal of Psychology moves the debate of FIFO and Mental Health from talking about if there is a problem...

06 June, 2023

How to save your bottom line… in 2023

There are two very destructive risk factors in your business...

06 June, 2023

Hazardous Waist

What is an Unsafe Waist Measurement in the Workplace? If you were looking for one thing that you could build ...

17 May, 2023

5 Tips to Finding the Best GP

Finding a good GP can be a challenge, or so we make it. Ensure the best possible health outcomes and quality of life for yourself and family with this simple approach....

17 May, 2023

Not all Health & Wellbeing Programs are Alike

Any program in the workplace generally involves structures or processes that have been in the organisation for some time....

17 May, 2023

7 Buckets to Fill and Maintain Yourself at Work and Home

Contributions to each of the following was identified in one of our training programs to help us maintain our selves in the best shape possible....

02 May, 2023

ABC Approach to Mental Health

This is not the beginning of a 26-alphabet response to a major health issue like mental health....

02 May, 2023

Busyness Harms the Bottom Line

Busyness at work is not a measure of success. However, it can reflect the health, wellbeing and overall performance of individuals and the organisation....

02 May, 2023