Do you want to join a community of other business owners and team leaders that want to make a positive difference to their staff?
Not just whilst they work with you, but equipping them with skills and strategies. It will last a lifetime. They may even save a life.
Who is this for?
The Safer Happier system is for you/your organisation if:
- You have a genuine concern for the well-being and culture of your team and want to demonstrate to them that you care about them as individuals.
- You’re clearly aware of your compliance requirements in creating physically and psychologically safe workplaces.
- You’re someone who has never really focused on creating a Safer Happier workplace culture and you’re looking for an easy to implement system to get the conversation started.
- You’re someone who is focused on the development of your people and see this as something that is easy to implement and will have a truly positive impact on your culture and the well-being of your teams.
- You’re a seasoned campaigner in supporting a positive workplace culture, and you’re looking to reinforce the current work that you do and see this as a digestible easy to implement system that supports your existing strategies.
- You’re a frustrated manager/leader who cannot believe the number of sick days and/or Workcover claims being taken by staff that are related to stress in the workplace and you want to explore ways to decrease these costs.
You may also be, although hard to admit, one of those people that say, “Oh my god, take a teaspoon of concrete and harden up… In my day…” and you have finally resigned to the fact that it’s now 2024 and the strategies that worked in 1970, although questionable, are no longer relevant in this modern age. Safer Happier is for you!
Why Choose Safer Happier?
In a world of such rapid change, ever increasing expectations and the constant pressure to do more with less, the Safer Happier program has proven results in developing the resilience, attitude and wellbeing of the individuals and teams with whom we work.
Research has proven that healthier and happier workers are at least three times more productive than those that aren’t.
For every dollar you invest in health and happiness there is a minimum return on investment of between 300% and 600%!
To put it simply, Safer Happier Workplaces save money, save time and save lives!
Save Money
- It’s simple – higher engagement leads to lower costs.
- Disengaged employees represent losses in productivity.
- The costs of attracting and retaining new talent is a significant expense.
- Organisations receive an average return on investment of $2.30 for every $1 they invest in effective workplace mental health strategies, making investing in mental health a win-win situation for employers and employees (Beyond Blue, 2023).
- Increased wellbeing leads to a reduction in absenteeism, bullying and Workcover claims.
- We recognise that in every business, disengaged and unhappy staff members cost the business money.
Disengagement of employees is an expense that isn’t separate on our revenue statements. For example, if you’ve got $1 million worth of wages and you’ve got 60% of employees actively engaged, then that’s $400,000 of wages that are in question. What we do know is that disengaged employees increase frustration, stress and negatively impact on your great team members.
They also have increased absenteeism and work cover claims and they negatively impact on everyone’s safety – including physical and psychological safety. Customers also typically report poorer service standards from people who aren’t engaged. The solution, of course, is complex.
Improving the culture through a focus on employee wellbeing and creating a Safer Happier workplace is a great start. Our experience also recognises that leadership systems, structures and resources play their part in either engaging or disengaging employees.
We’d invite you to scroll down to the productivity calculator on the website to explore just how much money may be draining out of your bottom line.
Whilst ultimately we want to save more lives, Safer and Happier employees are one step closer to being more actively engaged. That’s good for profit and productivity. And we know that money isn’t everything, but it’s up there with oxygen!
What is the cost in lost productivity?
Please add your own data to explore the Economics of Engagement with your team!
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This number will be the final figure that represents the opportunity that exists in your team, business and organisation. If for example you have 20 staff with an annual wages bill of $1,000,000 and your Total Productivity Cost is $275,000, technically you are only getting $725,000 worth of value from your $1,000,000 spend on wages. Ouch! What is your plan to reduce this number? Where would you start? We’d like to help!
Save Time
- We know that team meeting agenda and education preparation is typically done on the way to the meeting or toolbox talk – Safer Happier does the preparation for you!
- Taking the time now to create a more positive workplace, can save you a lot more time (and money) down the line should a crisis occur with people, culture of safety.
- Safer Happier makes it easy to initiate conversations on creating a Safer and more satisfied workplace in everyday interactions and in team meetings.
Our experience has taught us that people leaders have great intentions but are regularly frustrated by the lack of time they have to attend to genuinely connecting with and growing their teams.
The operational demands of most organisations dominate our days and often preparation for team meetings is the time it takes to walk from your desk to your meeting room or from your car to the toolbox talk.
As business owners ourselves it requires an intentional effort to introduce conversations that focus on wellbeing and creating a great place to work.
Our intention in creating Safer Happier workplaces was to make it as easy as possible for people leaders to have a systemic approach where all of the hard work is done for you and with no more than a few minutes every week, maybe less than 5 minutes per week (depending on your technical skill) you can provide everyone in your workplace access to education, encouragement and easy ways to develop their skills in achieving a positive workplace culture.
We have made it easy to introduce conversations that focus on developing the capabilities of each team member with the skills, knowledge and mindsets required to play their part in creating a Safer Happier workplace.
We extend the invitation to you to come and join the community of business owners, managers and people leaders that want to create Safer Happier workplace.
Save Lives
- Sadly, an average of 9 nine lives per day lost by suicide in Australia – that’s 3,285 per year (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare). That’s more than double the road toll. (ABS, 2022)
- 21% of Australian workers have had time off work in the past year because they felt stress, anxious, depressed or mentally unhealthy (Beyond Blue, 2023).
- Employers have a unique opportunity to invest in the wellbeing of their teams through the Safer Happier system.
- The Safer Happier System equips employees with the skills, knowledge and mindset to transform their lives and relationships, both in and out of the workplace.
The research and our combined experience affirms that Safer Happier workplaces are more productive, profitable and are better able to attract and retain high quality employees.
Our experience has also taught us that when individuals have the skills, knowledge and mindsets to cope and deal effectively with the challenges life throws at them, that they can progress and reclaim a sense of safety and happiness.
We have both supported people in the worst of times and recognised that sadly, 9 people a day in Australia believe their only option is to take their own life.
Our big, hairy, audacious goal, our BHAG, is to engage with people leaders all over the world.
As employers, we have a unique and timely opportunity to provide targeted information, education and inspiration that will provide a personal toolkit to build resilience and coping strategies.
This will change your employees’ lives for the better forever and support their pathway back to safety and happiness.
If you’re keen to provide these resources to your team, then please come and join our community.
One life saved is the legacy.
