Lead by example – be a mental health champion
accelerateonline • January 12, 2021
Did you know the main reason people take time off work is due to poor mental health ? So, it’s in your best interest to promote positive mental health at work. Plus, stats show investing in building and maintaining good mental wellbeing at work boosts productivity, sales, creativity, and customer satisfaction.
Here are some straightforward, effective ways to lead by example:
- Foster a culture of mentally healthy behaviours. Reinforce positive ways of working, whether it’s an afternoon meditation or eating lunch away from your desk. Offer resources and promote activities or exercises that support positive mental health. Take a look at the Five Ways to Wellbeing resource.
- Role model trust-based conversations and actions by following through on what you say, and stamping out rude behaviour.
- Promote connection between staff members. Whether it’s during or outside work hours, bringing people together helps them feel safer, less stressed, and less anxious.
- Keep it fair. Provide support and work accommodations as you would for any physical health issue or personal situation.
- Promote an ‘ask for help’ workplace. Make talking about emotions easy and have support on hand when people need it.
- Build staff strength. Recognise people’s strengths and find ways for them to use those strengths in their work.
- Bring on more champions. Many workplaces have wellbeing champions who will enthusiastically help organise events and activities and spread the word about wellbeing.
Accelerate - December 2023
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Inland Revenue have recently announced this year’s livestock Herd Scheme Values and we think this is a great opportunity to update you on the latest movements. The Herd Scheme Values are the National Average Market Values, determined by a process involving a review of the livestock market as at 30 April.
The values for Dairy this year have seen a fall in values across all female classes, but increases across all male classes. The fall in R1 heifer values can be attributed to the prohibition of live export by sea commencing from 30 April 2023. For the first time the National Average Market Value for R1 Heifers is less than the National Standard Cost of breeding and rearing an R1 Heifer.
In contrast to Dairy values Beef values have increased on average 9% and are almost at record values for all classes.
Sheep values have all fallen from the high of 2022, slipping back an average of 10.2%. Whilst values have fallen, they are still either the second or third highest that they have ever been depending on which class of sheep you are looking at.
Goat values have increased on average 7.8% with almost all classes of fibre and meat producing goats at record highs. The value of milking goats continues to be well down from historic highs, except for breeding bucks which are at their highest value.
Like the rest of the world, New Zealand has reeled from the aftermath of Covid, rising inflation and interest rates, and the cost-of-living crisis. This year we also have a massive storm damage repair bill.
Any tax cuts, or changes to the tax thresholds were vetoed in Budget 2023 as this was viewed as worsening inflation.
Budget 2023 builds on the $889m already provided in response to this year’s storms. A further $6b is allocated for a National Resilience Plan , for rebuilding after weather events. $71b is committed to new and existing infrastructure projects: not only storm damaged communications, power and roading, but schools, hospitals, public housing, rail and road.
