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Webinar by Graham Lowe & Lisa McGuire Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 11:00 AM PT, 2:00 PM ET This webinar examines the core competencies and capabilities that occupational health and safety (OHS) professionals require to meet the needs of a dynamic manufacturing sector in the province of British Columbia. These insights come from a multi-phase, […]

Read my HR Professional article on how high-trust workplaces promote employee well-being. Using data from Great Place to Work Institute’s Trust Index survey, I show that a trust-based culture is essential for achieving a psychologically healthy and safe workplace, as defined by the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.

On May 17, 2018 I participated in the International SOS Foundation’s Global Duty of Care Summit in Chicago. Click here to view the Summit agenda.  The Global Duty of Care Summit is the only global conference on risk management for workers who are globally mobile or assigned in challenging environments.  This year’s theme: ‘Empowering Sustainability […]

Culture is the fuzzy part of any organization. It’s both a puzzle and a paradox. Figuring out the dominant values and unwritten norms that guide every-day behaviour in a workplace can be like solving a puzzle. Paradoxically, this soft underbelly of an organization actually provides the most solid foundation for building a healthier and more […]

Current and Future Labour Market Issues Facing the OHS Profession in BC’s Manufacturing Sector presents findings from industry-led labour market research conducted by the Graham Lowe Group into the occupational health and safety (OHS) labour market needs of British Columbia’s manufacturing sector. Click here to download the full report. This research was undertaken by a […]

Lessons from a Decade of Progress on Workplace Mental Health Read my blog on workplace mental health at the SANDBOX, Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan’s (ASEBP) blog site. This site features blogs with ideas for promoting employee wellness in Alberta’s schools and school jurisdictions — and beyond. To quote the site: “The Sandbox stands out […]

Work Environment e-newsletter October 2017 Here is an update on my research with NRC Health and Ontario hospitals. My article entitled Are Hospital Employees’ Work Experience and Patient Experience Related? was published today in Longwoods eLetter. The key finding: The more engaged employees are, the more positively they rate their hospital as a place to […]

Are Hospital Employees’ Work Experience and Patient Experience Related? by Graham Lowe The more engaged employees are, the more positively they rate their hospital as a place to work, the more they trust their organization, the higher the perceived quality of patient care delivered by their unit, and the more they consider their work environment […]

We welcome you to this half day seminar on “Building a Culture of Health and Safety” presented by UBC Okanagan, Andrew Peller Limited and WorkSafeBC.  The benefits of a positive workplace culture can’t be ignored. This workshop provides safety professionals, human resource professionals, supervisors, management leaders and others with basic principles to help you engage […]

Graham Lowe will present a one-hour webinar on Building Resilience for Leaders and Organizations Live Event: May 26, 2017 – 11:00am PST, 2:00pm EST Successful leaders have the capacity to thrive in the face of adversity and feel confident, optimistic and hopeful about the future. These traits – which can be learned – contribute to […]