Organisational Psychology
Insight’s psychologists can assist organisations, their teams or individual employees to devise strategies to improve the attitude, effectiveness and productivity of managers and staff. Currently work stress costs organisations $400 billion dollars per year globally. More specifically, in Australia, the cost of not managing mental health conditions in the workplace is estimated to cost $10.9 billion per year. With this in mind, investing in employee wellbeing sees a 33% reduction in absenteeism, presenteeism and compensation claims.
Our experienced Organisational Development Specialists work with organisations and their leaders to understand, measure and resolve issues that may be impacting on an employees or leaders ability to thrive in their work environment. We work with organisations to deliver programs that are relevant and specific to their needs that can include individual or team assessments, debriefing, coaching and mentoring, workshop facilitation and training, conflict resolution/mediation and counselling services. We ensure our programs are measurable ensuring value for money.
Our EAP packages allow organisations to support employees struggling with work related issues or personal and family issues with a qualified and registered psychologist, reducing staff absenteeism, presenteeism and increasing productivity. We are also able to provide Critical Incident Management with a highly skilled psychologist to provide early intervention and support to employees and leaders to deal with traumatic events and planned or unplanned change.
An organisation is considered to be a high performer when all parts work together to achieve high quality results. Insight offers support to organisations to improve their ability to work together through providing assessments related to personality, mental health wellbeing and behaviour, conflict resolution/mediation and leadership coaching.
Individual and Team Assessments
Individual and Team assessments involve working with the organisation to identify training and development needs for individuals, teams and/or the whole organisation. Our individual assessments can identify employees or leaders who are most at risk of stress or mental health issues in order to minimise and mitigate risk to the individual, team and organisation.
Our team assessments can identify how individual team members work together by focusing on how the team interacts, what processes are in place, area for learning and growth and identifying how individual personalities may impact on team performance both positively and negatively. Our team assessments include a one on one session with each employee within the team and once the assessment is complete, a debrief session will be provided to management to provide recommendations.
Insights highly trained psychologists are able to evaluate gaps and develop training programs to address the gaps.
Conflict resolution and Mediation
Conflict can be found in many work places. When resolved appropriately and effectively, conflict can have a positive effect on relationships between employees and consequently the organisation. However, if ignored or not addressed efficiently, workplace conflict can impact multiple areas of the organisation including, the health and wellbeing of staff, productivity, staff retention and increase the risk of claims of bullying.
Having skills and plans in place to manage and reduce the impact of workplace conflict is critical. Insights team of highly trained and experienced psychologists can assist leaders in reviewing and addressing problematic workplace interactions such as bullying harassment, interpersonal conflict and performance issues with the goal of resolving conflict but also highlighting issues that may be occurring within the organisation.
Leadership/Executive Coaching
Leadership coaching is a collaborative partnership between a leader and the coach. A leader in this context is anyone who is in charge or responsible for a group of people whether they are an Executive, Manager, Team Leader, Supervisor or Business Owner. The aim of the collaboration is to support the leader improve their working and personal life by focusing on areas such as personal and professional wellness, enhancing leadership skills, productivity, team performance and dynamics, planning, instigating or facilitating change, increasing interpersonal skills and delivering effective feedback.
Our coaching packages are customised and tailored for each organisation and leader. Each package can comprise of 4, 6 or 8 sessions that are 1 hour in length. Enquire to find out more about our coaching packages
Workplace wellness refers to any workplace health promotion activity or policy designed to support healthy behaviour in the workplace and improve health outcomes.
Insight programs are tailored to meet an organisation’s specific goals and needs, and are delivered in an engaging, positive way to support the performance and wellbeing of employees.
Corporate Workshops and Training
Insight offers workshops that are evidence based and engaging allowing for discussions, confidence and skills building and an increase in knowledge. We provide workshops that focus on areas such as performance, culture, leadership, wellbeing and family. Our workshops are designed as 1 hour sessions aimed at raising awareness, 2 to 4 hour sessions aimed at building foundational skills and full day sessions aimed at extensively developing the skills of employees or leaders. We are also able to customise and tailor or develop workshops that are specific to your organisation’s needs.
- 1 hour workshop – We provide a series of workshops that range in topics and are focused on providing awareness to issues that arise in the workplace or personally which may impact an employees’ mental health and wellbeing. These workshops provide basic knowledge and understanding to allow for conversation and encourage participants to access help if required, so that work life performance is optimised.
- 2-4 hour workshops – We provide a series of 2 to 4 hour sessions that focus on extending an employee or leader’s awareness and knowledge that is obtained in the 1 hour sessions and provide an opportunity to develop skills and implement these skills in order to create change. These workshops instill confidence related to a range of workplace and personal issues so that each employee or leader can practice the skills learned and increase their capability and performance.
- Full day workshops – We provide full day workshops that are designed to be in depth and comprehensive in a topic that has been identified as relevant to an organisation such as work culture, personal or family life, performance, leadership, managing mental health, building resilience and general wellbeing to name a few. Each full day workshop is designed to build knowledge, skills and confidence by challenging employees and/or leaders to use the skills learned and apply them to case studies in the session and also to walk away with a toolbox of skills and strategies they can apply in their everyday work and home life.
Insight understands the importance of supporting employees and leaders retain the knowledge and skills learned in workshops therefore we provide tools to support sustained learning and confidence.
Please contact us to learn more about our range of workshops and how we can best support you and your employees.
Wellness Checks
Insights highly trained and experienced psychologists can work with your organisation to develop programs to improve employee wellbeing, commitment and engagement through assessment, debriefing or coaching and training. In addition, we can support the development of policies and practices to support better management of the work-home balance.
EAP
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a confidential short term counselling service offered by employers to support their employees with work related or personal issues impacting on their performance. Depending on the employer’s arrangement, EAP may also extend to immediate family members.
At Insight , we offer initial support and assistance to individuals who have personal and/or work related issues that may impact on their well-being, work performance, safety, team culture and mental health. EAP counselling is focused on assisting employees to understand and gain clarity on issues that may be concerning them and provide strategies to address these issues.
The benefits of an effective EAP program include:
- Increased performance and productivity
- Reduced absenteeism, conflict and occupational stress
- Improved staff morale, employee retention and recruitment
- Reduced worker’s compensation and other costs
When you offer your employee the Insight EAP services, you are guaranteed a registered psychologist with years of experience. Contact us to find out more about how we can help you and your organisation.
Critical Incident Management
Insight offers professional psychological support for management and employees in the case of trauma or critical incidents that may be planned or unplanned affecting employee or workplace wellbeing. It’s an opportunity for early intervention and support to employees, leaders and executives during a difficult time.
After a critical incident, a person’s mental health well-being may be impacted and it is common for an employee to feel alone and helpless. Our team at Insight are supportive and caring and offer practical coping strategies so that your employees can quickly get back to normality after a critical incident. Onsite service delivery may also be available. Contact us to find out more
Manager Support
At insight we offer an opportunity for managers to access advise through a confidential service to assist with a variety of people management issues and develop their leader competencies. Some concerns managers may have include the management of suspected or diagnosed mental health concerns, being involved in performance based conversations, providing constructive feedback and having difficult conversations, managing conflict, supporting people through change and critical incidents and any other issues managers may face. Contact us to enquire about our Manager Support Service.
Insight is able to provide various forms of support to organisational leaders in relation to supporting their employees and developing their leadership skills. This can include individual or team assessments, coaching and mentoring, conflict resolution, training, management support and leading through change.
Individual and Team Assessments
Individual and Team assessments can help leader’s identify training and development needs for individuals, teams and/or the whole organisation. Our individual assessments can identify employees or leaders who are most at risk of stress or mental health issues in order to minimise and mitigate risk to the individual, team and organisation.
Our team assessments can identify how individual team members work together by focusing on how the team interacts, what processes are in place, area for learning and growth and identifying how individual personalities may impact on team performance both positively and negatively. Our team assessments include a one on one session with each employee within the team and once the assessment is complete, a debrief session will be provided to leaders to provide recommendations.
Insights highly trained psychologists are able to evaluate gaps and develop training programs to address the gaps.
Leadership/Executive Coaching and Mentoring
Insights highly educated and experienced staff can provide individual assistance, coaching and mentoring to improve leadership skills. Leadership coaching is a collaborative partnership between a leader and the coach. The aim of the collaboration is to support the leader improve their working and personal life by focusing on areas such as personal and professional wellness, enhancing leadership skills, productivity, team performance and dynamics, planning, instigating or facilitating change, increasing interpersonal skills and delivering effective feedback.
Our coaching packages are customised and tailored for each organisation and leader. Each package can comprise of 4, 6 or 8 sessions that are 1 hour in length. Enquire to find out more about our coaching packages.
Conflict Resolution and Mediation
Insight can assist leaders to resolve conflict between employees and or leaders by working with leaders to devise a plan to manage and reduce the impact of workplace conflict. Insights team of highly trained and experienced psychologists can assist leaders in reviewing and addressing problematic workplace interactions such as bullying harassment, interpersonal conflict and performance issues with the goal of resolving conflict. Find out more about how we can help you with conflict.
Leadership Training Workshops
Insight offers leadership training workshops that are evidence based and engaging allowing for discussions, confidence and skills building and an increase in knowledge to build leadership skills. All workshops and trainings are tailored to meet the needs of the leaders. Our workshops for leaders can range from an awareness session which is 1 hour to an in depth session focusing on building confidence and implementing skills learned to full day workshops that not only focus on skill and knowledge building but also developing a comprehensive language around the topic learned that can facilitate a change in practice.
Insight understands the importance of supporting participants retain the knowledge and skills learned in workshops. Consequently, Insight provides tools to support sustained change.
Please contact us to learn more about our range of workshops and how we can best support leaders, managers and executives,
Manager Support
At insight we offer an opportunity for managers to access advise through a confidential service to assist with a variety of people management issues and develop their leader competencies. Some concerns managers may have include the management of suspected or diagnosed mental health concerns, being involved in performance based conversations, providing constructive feedback and having difficult conversations, managing conflict, supporting people through change and critical incidents and any other issues managers may face. Contact us to enquire about our Manager Support Service.