08/07/2025
A fresh financial year is hereโฆ and while many workplaces are focused on budgets, KPIs, and targetsโฆ
Letโs not forget one of the most powerful investments you can make: ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ.
Because behind every business plan, strategy, and performance reportโฆ
Are ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ. People with minds, emotions, families, stress, dreams, and real-life pressures.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐:
- 1 in 5 Australian workers experiences a mental health condition each year.
- Poor mental health costs Aussie businesses billions in lost productivity, absenteeism, and burnout.
- But ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ.
๐ฌ It starts with culture.
๐ฌ It grows with leadership.
๐ฌ And it thrives when we create ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ.
So as the new financial year begins, hereโs something worth reviewing just as much as your revenue:
๐ธ Are your people supported?
๐ธ Are there tools, conversations, and training in place for mental wellbeing?
๐ธ Is your workplace a place where someone could say, โIโm not okay,โ and be met with empathy?
You donโt have to have all the answers.
But you do need to be asking the right questions.
Because mentally healthy workplaces arenโt about perks or ping pong tables,
Theyโre about psychological safety, trust, inclusion, and genuine care.
๐ฑ This financial year, letโs aim for more than just profit.
Letโs aim for workplaces where people feel seen.
Where itโs okay to not be okay.
Where wellbeing is part of the bottom line.
Because the most valuable asset in your businessโฆ is your people.
