Culture
Summary: Culture can set the tone for an organization. Leaders can set the tone for culture. These free resources can help.
For individuals
As an employee, you play a pivotal role in influencing your organization’s culture. Employees' role in psychological health and safety provides a free online learning program designed to familiarize you with the 13 psychosocial workplace factors outlined in the National Standard of Canada.
For leaders
Organizational culture shapes the shared values, beliefs, and expectations of employees. These elements then influence how individuals in the group behave and solve problems and sets a framework for how things are done within the group, ultimately guiding individual actions and decisions.
Recruiting individuals from the Canadian newcomer community offers leaders the chance to mirror the diverse makeup of Canada in their workplaces. To support newcomers effectively, leaders should enhance their orientation process and implement policies outlined in the Discrimination Prevention and Inclusivity module.
Culture articles and resources
The list that follows includes the resources linked to above as well as related information that may be more specific to your current situation:
Questions to help leaders develop a psychologically safe organizational culture.
This is a free online program for all employees. They can learn how to contribute to a psychologically healthy and safe workplace by being a mindful employee.
Actions to protect psychological safety for employees who are new to the country. Learn about the value immigrants can bring to your organization and how to support their needs.
Tips to enhance the orientation or onboarding process for new employees or those taking on new roles. These strategies help foster connection, provide clear expectations and support each employee’s growth within the organization.
Implement these actions and responses with minimal cost to the organization.
How to identify and address potential discrimination and promote inclusivity. Engage your workforce to support psychological safety for all.
A leader’s guide for team-building activities that develop resilience, emotional intelligence and cohesion.
Easy to use scorecards are available for organizations or leaders to measure and track trends in psychological health and safety. Use the samples provided or follow the guidelines to create your own.
Understand how to address chronic mental stress and how to recognize hazards. This tool provides strategies for reducing risk to protect both employers and employees.
Learn how to engage the Indigenous community through recruiting and collaboration. The following information can help you learn from others who’ve done this successfully.