Beyond Ergo

23/02/2026

𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

No theory-heavy slides. Just practical skills your team can use straight away.
📅 3rd March 2026 | Hosted by Auscontact

𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 –
https://www.auscontact.com.au/Web/Web/Activities/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=SPW260303

20/02/2026

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗔 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄.

Hearing directly from experts who not only share insights on stage but also invite attendees to connect one-on-one with specific questions makes all the difference. It’s practical, generous and action-focused — exactly what leaders need.

I always leave these sessions with new connections, fresh perspective and real motivation to take practical next steps to strengthen and scale my business.

If you’re serious about building capability, not just collecting ideas, these conversations matter.

20/02/2026

𝗡𝗼𝘄, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱: 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀.

In the work pod, the study found …people’s brains needed progressively less effort to sustain the same work.

The open-plan office testing showed the reverse.

In other words, in the open-plan office participants’ brains had to work harder to maintain performance.



https://theconversation.com/why-your-brain-has-to-work-harder-in-an-open-plan-office-than-private-offices-study-274946?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20February%2016%202026%20-%203676637576&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20February%2016%202026%20-%203676637576+CID_b385d6fdd8a8c85fbeb371792d72d4a0&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Why%20your%20brain%20has%20to%20work%20harder%20in%20an%20open-plan%20office%20than%20private%20offices%20study

19/02/2026

🐎 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝗔 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲

“𝘛𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴.”

The curious medals of honour from today’s digital stable.

In contact centres, our people sit with headsets poised, eyes fixed on screens, minds dancing at high speed. Productivity matters. Performance matters enormously. But here’s the quiet truth: sustainability matters just as much.

Because you cannot have sustained brilliance from a body that feels braced for impact all day.

As leaders, we sometimes worry that movement will distract from output.

But movement is not the enemy of performance.

It is the engine of it.

So here’s a simple ritual for your next team huddle:

𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁. 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅.

• Roll the shoulders

• Reset posture

• Relax

It takes less than two minutes.

And in those two minutes, something shifts.

Tension softens. Focus sharpens. The next call begins not from fatigue — but from clarity.

When leaders give permission for micro-movement, they are really giving permission for humanity. And when people feel supported, energy rises. Concentration improves. Even absenteeism begins to whisper, rather than shout.

Self-care is not indulgent.

In high-screen environments, it is a competitive advantage disguised as common sense.

So this Year of the Horse, perhaps the question is not, “How can we get more from our people?”

But rather, “How can we help them feel more alive while they’re giving their best?”

👉 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹–𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁–𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅 𝗣𝗗𝗙. | https://training.beyondergo.com.au/roll-reset-relax.html

𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲.

Build real horsepower into the day — one thoughtful reset at a time.

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18/02/2026

Don’t wait until minor aches become major injuries.
Proactive prevention always beats reactive treatment.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲.

𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 –
https://www.auscontact.com.au/Web/Web/Activities/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=SPW260303

17/02/2026

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗼 “𝘀𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘆” 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲?
Sedentary work is one of the most underestimated health risks in offices and contact centres.

This article explains why sitting slows metabolism in as little as 20 minutes—and how leaders can reduce long-term health and injury risks.

Long hours of sitting slow metabolism, increase pain, and drive sneaky weight gain. Learn what leaders can do to protect health and performance.

16/02/2026

15/02/2026

𝗜𝘀 "𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗡𝗲𝗰𝗸" 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹? 📱💻
Forward neck posture is no longer just a concern for the elderly—research shows children as young as 15 are now displaying posture-related arthritic changes on x-rays due to excessive screen time. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are now considered a major contemporary occupational health problem for anyone working with personal computers.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗡𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗣𝗵𝗗-𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲:
• 🔹 Ergonomic Adjustments: Optimise your equipment setup to avoid awkward, injury-prone postures.
• 🔹 Micro-Breaks: Implement a routine of stretching at least three times a day to release accumulated tension.
• 🔹 Aerobic Activity: Regular brisk walking or cycling can significantly reduce the intensity of neck pain and headaches.
• 🔹 Targeted Strengthening: Follow the "Raise, Fly, Shrug" routine to build essential resilience in your neck and shoulder girdle.

𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆. Check out the infographic below to start building your personal protective behaviours today!

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://beyondergo.com.au/reduce-neck-pain/

12/02/2026

𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲—reducing cognitive function, increasing injury claims, and quietly driving costs up.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀? 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.
Join our Auscontact-hosted webinar on 3rd March 2026 to learn collaborative solutions that work.

𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 –
https://www.auscontact.com.au/Web/Web/Activities/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=SPW260303

11/02/2026

𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴? 🖱️☝️
Stiff. Achey. Tingly after a day of clicking and scrolling?
You’re not imagining it—and you’re not alone.

These are often early warning signs of RSI or tendonitis.
Left unchecked, “small” finger pain can snowball into chronic hand pain, reduced grip strength, neck tension, and headaches.

💡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀.
We’ve created a short slide deck summarising PhD-backed strategies from Beyond Ergo to help you protect your hands and work more comfortably.

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗸, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:
✔️ Why thousands of tiny clicks each week quietly overload your tendons
✔️ The 30-second hourly reset that helps hands recover
✔️ Simple keyboard and hand-swap strategies to reduce finger strain
✔️ The Roll–Reset–Relax method to release posture and muscle tension

👉 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁.
Small, consistent changes to how you work can make a big difference to long-term comfort and productivity.

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 👇
https://beyondergo.com.au/avoid-index-finger-tendonitis/
https://beyondergo.com.au/why-your-index-finger-hurts-and-fix/

09/02/2026

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀?
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝗰𝗸.

Join Dr Barry Smith and Dr Liz Kirk (PhD) for a FREE Auscontact-hosted webinar on 3rd March 2026 exploring the real business costs—and proven solutions.

𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 –
https://www.auscontact.com.au/Web/Web/Activities/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=SPW260303

08/02/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗪𝗙𝗛 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱
Working from home has delivered flexibility, but it’s also exposed the limits of “tick-the-box” ergonomics. Checklists and workstation photos may satisfy compliance, yet they often miss the real risks hiding in home environments: laptop-based work, glare, poor air quality, isolation, and the gradual build-up of discomfort that turns into injury.

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗙𝗛 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. That includes building personal protective behaviours (PPBs as self-care ergonomic competencies), supporting dynamic movement and micro-breaks, addressing invisible environmental and psychosocial hazards, and equipping leaders to have meaningful, trust-based conversations.

Follow the links for FREE resources to support your teams working remotely.

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.

True care for WFH staff means shifting from compliance to capability. That includes building self-care ergonomic competencies, supporting dynamic movement and micro-breaks, addressing invisible environmental and psychosocial hazards, and equipping leaders to have meaningful, trust-based conversation...