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The biggest deficit most workplaces are facing isn't related to talent, skills or productivity, but energy, a positive psychology expert says.

When teams have leaders who inspire and motivate them because they're leading themselves first, "every metric goes up in thriving", wellbeing and resilience specialists say.

Women in professional and leadership roles are about 25% more likely than men to report lower levels of work-related wellbeing, and they're less likely to feel they have a clear direction or vision for their careers, new research has found.

Executives' misplaced fears around liability are standing in the way of psychosocial safety management, while increasing "the far greater risks of inaction", experts warn.

The "silly season" can be a hectic time for all employees, and especially for working parents, but it is possible to maintain high performance without burning out, a mental skills coach says.

Despite greater awareness and understanding at a societal level, self-stigma around mental health issues is still an issue in the workplace, and younger employees are suffering "disproportionately", a new report shows.

Continuing to engage with a mentally unwell employee who was certified unfit for work left him with no choice but to resign, and amounted to a harsh dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.

In the aftermath of an unsuccessful stop-bullying claim, directing an employee to return to her substantive role was reasonable management action, a tribunal has ruled in a psychological injury dispute.

Grief can make employees feel isolated and unsupported, so rather than expecting them to deal with it away from work, it's important for employers to make space for it in the workplace, a psychotherapist says.

When an employee suffers a psychological injury arising from workplace bullying, the onus is on employers to look beyond interpersonal issues and take accountability for other risks present in the workplace, a regulator says.