Last episode, (#39 with Carlo Capponecheia) was all about an elephant in the room - psychosocial risk.  Poorly understood, seemingly complicated, often this is put in the 'ignore basket', or the 'too hard basket', or the 'that's HR's problem to deal with' basket.  Far from a criticism of all of us working in health and safety (me included), it was a reflection on how what got us here (in terms of our knowledge and our experience) won't help us get to where we need to go.  I personally got a lot out of the interview with Carlo as I sought to improve my understanding, and then to explore what I implore you to do every week - HOW to take positive, effective and rewarding action.   This week is in a very similar vein.  Bullying you could argue is one kind of psychosocial risks, but I don't think it fits neatly into just that category.  Nonetheless, it is a risk, it needs to be managed, and it holds great potential to bring positive change in organisations far beyond just solving a negative problem.  My guest today Catherine Mattice from Civility Partners is one of the few people I know of who specialise in bullying (hang on, that came out wrong) - whose mission is to help organisations manage the risks and the opportunities, from bullying.  Catherine welcome to the Safety on Tap Podcast:     Now we've spent most of today focussed on the big picture.  I want to acknowledge the  very serious and real impact bullies can have on the targets of bullying behaviour.  If you or someone you know is having a touch time and needs help, we've got a bunch of links to helplines and resources from around the world, so you don't suffer alone - you can get help to work through it. Check these out: http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov.au/get-help.aspx (Australia) https://www.healthyplace.com/other-info/resources/mental-health-hotline-numbers-and-referral-resources/ (North America) http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/Pages/mental-health-helplines.aspx (United Kingdom) http://www.tnp.no/norway/health/1685-call-mental-helath-line-anywhere-in-europe (Europe) http://togetherweare-strong.tumblr.com/helpline (Other countries)   Speaking of reflective practice, I've been tweaking my reflective practice framework as I'm preparing the course materials on Reflective Practice - a critical skill for leaders like you to maximise the learning from everyday experience.  That and a bunch more courses, engaging community and 1:1 coaching from yours truly will be available inside Safety on Tap Connected.  Some people have been asking what it's all about - head over to safetyontap.com/connected to get on the waiting list to join - we're opening the doors very soon, and that will be only for a very limited time. [activecampaign form=5]

This is Safety on Tap! Have you signed up to the waiting list for Safety on Tap Connected? I've designed our revolutionary new professional development accelerator just for you - so as a listener you get first dibs on membership, which will only be available to you for a limited time.  We're launching soon, and the early bird discounted membership prices will never be repeated, I don't want you to miss out.  Hop onto the waiting list at safetyontap.com/connected, and you will be the first to know when we open the doors so you can join.   Regular listeners know that we like to point at the elephant in the room here at Safety on Tap.  Today's interview is a big elephant in the room for many of us, and our organisations.  I wasn't surprised that much of the discussion in today's episode sounded pretty conventional, which is unusual for us.  BUT that's because sometimes we need to get back to basics to really truly focus on the things that will drastically improve health and safety, because that's the mission right?! I think this is one of them. Carlo Caponecchia knows all about this.   Here's Carlo.   I mentioned a few of my favourite links to learn more about psychosocial risks.  Here they are:

https://osha.europa.eu/en/themes/psychosocial-risks-and-stress

https://oshwiki.eu/wiki/Managing_psychosocial_risks:_Drivers_and_barriers

http://www.who.int/occupational_health/topics/risks_psychosocial/en/

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