Occupational Health

Work and health are closely related. According to a research report by the OSHC, more than 30% of workers have a "high" or "very high" level of work stress. Hong Kong workers have long working hours, shifts, and heavy workload. Whether they are frontline or back office positions, high-pressure work will cause varying degrees of mental health problems and adverse effects, such as absenteeism, procrastination, and burnout, those are common reaction that occurs under high stress. When it becomes serious, it will cause emotional diseases, such as depression, which seriously affects life and work.

In order to ensure that health is not adversely affected by work, it is important for workers to understand workplace mental health. Because occupational health involves work and how the working environment affects the physical and mental health of workers. It also includes how workers' health affects their ability to work. Therefore, focus on workplace mental health, understand the sources of these stressors, and develop appropriate stress management strategies to improve overall health and well-being.

Resilience and Well-being

Happiness continues to decline in Hong Kong
According to the 2023 World Happiness Report, Hong Kong people's sense of well-being has dropped for three consecutive years in the global happiness index, and it is in a relatively low position in Asia.

The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that health is a state of physical, social and psychological well-being. "Psychological well-being" prevents and restores our physical health. Having a sense of well-being means having good mental health, personal growth, purpose in life, high levels of life satisfaction and engagement, positive relationships with others, control and autonomy over our environment, and the ability to manage stress.

"Resilience" is considered the ability to overcome and successfully cope with adversity and recover from life's stressors. Some people are knocked down by challenges, but they can come back stronger than before. Psychological resilience is the ability to prevent certain mental health problems from developing and to remain healthy even in the face of stress and environmental challenges.

In Hong Kong, a bustling city full of stress, people are under different types of pressure in life or in the workplace, which can easily make people breathless and cause emotional distress. We must develop "well-being skills" to cope with life's challenges. The longer we strengthen our "well-being skills," the easier it is to maintain "resilience" and be able to bounce back from stress and move on.

Relationships and Communications

"Relationships" are at the heart of our lives, and we must interact with others at home with our families, with our friends, with our classmates at school, with colleagues in the workplace, and in our diverse communities. "Positive communication" creates and promotes healthy relationships and institutions, while managing conflict more easily and promoting stronger, healthier partnerships. Research confirms that cultivating positive, interactive relationships increases our sense of well-being and provides greater life satisfaction, helping us thrive (Seligman, 2002).

When our relationships work well, it helps to deepen and amplify the good times, supports us in times of adversity, and enhances the effectiveness of our learning and work environments. Unfortunately, many relationships do not go well, causing a lot of pain to the individual, family and society. The quality of these relationships thus determines our individual well-being, our sense of connection with others, and the health of our society.

In today's society, positive interactions and relationships contribute to the meaning and quality of our lives and work. We must learn to deal with the challenges involved in establishing and maintaining positive relationships, thereby being able to strengthen relationships and communication in different areas of life for interactions that promote well-being.

Effectiveness and Performance

"Personal efficacy" is a key trait of successful and professional people, often associated with positive well-being and an important component of a successful and fulfilling life. Having strong personal effectiveness skills means you'll be more productive, motivated, consistently achieving your goals and making progress, no matter your role. Fully understanding your strengths and developing the skills you need to be effective will have a huge positive impact.

Recognize your strengths and develop skills will have a huge positive impact
Achieving personal efficacy in your life can help you feel more satisfied and fulfilled, which contributes to positive mental health. People who understand their abilities can better handle unexpected situations, live more fulfilling lives, and have more confidence in themselves, which is an important part of success and satisfaction. At the same time, focus on developing personal effectiveness is also important because it allows you to think hard about what you want to achieve in your life, work, and relationships. People who have detailed plans and know where they are headed tend to be more likely to achieve their goals and more likely to make sustained progress.

Personal effectiveness is an important quality if you want to stand out in the workplace and impress your colleagues. People with good personal efficacy skills are better to work with because they are proactive, engaged, organized, and consistently deliver on their commitments. Having personal productivity skills can make all the difference if you want to be successful at work.

Mindset Transformation

Make a difference by changing your mindset
Psychologist and world renowned mindset expert, Carol Dweck's research reveals that we all possess either a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. It’s possible to have a growth mindset in some areas of life and a fixed mindset in others.  Growth mindsets believe that a given trait can be improved through practice.

Those with a growth mindset believe:

• intelligence, talent and ability are just the starting point, with effort they can be developed
• we are capable of improving all areas of our lives by developing our strengths
• failure hurts but isn’t defining
• the effort and process of learning are enjoyable
• you can always learn from setbacks and use them to develop
• successes are to be celebrated

The mindset that brings unlimited willpower
Willpower means the ability to avoid short-term temptations and override unwanted thoughts, feelings or impulses.
In fact, people also need to rely on their willpower in many situations. For example: Some people seem to have more willpower than others, and they can resolve to do some physical activity after a hard day at work, while others give up on their fitness goals and fall into the allure of junk food and TV.

Our willpower and mental focus appear to be determined by our state of mind, Some new research suggested that anyone can implement to boost willpower as their powerful strategies. There have huge benefits for your health, productivity, and happiness

Psychometric Profiling

Have you ever wondered. . .
What are your strengths?
How can you better use your potential?
How to improve interaction and reduce conflict?
How to enhance effective communication?
How can you go beyond your blind spots?
How can you stay calm when things get out of hand?
What career and work environment allow you to be effective?
How does a leader build an effective team?
To answer these and other questions about personality, character strengths, qualities, and potential, most use psychometric assessments.

because. . . .
Using a variety of psychometric tools can help accelerate the development of emotions, relationships, and potential. They help individuals understand who they are, increase self-awareness, learn how to adjust their communication styles and behaviors when necessary, reduce conflict and manage stress, thereby helping you perform at their highest levels and promoting effective interpersonal relationships. In the field of personal development, it helps you discover your strengths, identify obstacles that hinder your development, and plays a key role in matching careers and work environments.

Coaching

Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them (Whitmore, 2003).

The international coach federation (ICF) where a wide range of benefits from coaching are presented. These following benefits were: increased self-awareness, better goal setting, a more-balanced life, lower stress levels, enhanced self-discovery, increased confidence, improved quality of life, enhanced communication skills, increased project completion, improved health or fitness level, better relationship with co-workers, and better family relationship.

Individual Benefits of Coaching (Jarvis, 2004)

• Learn to solve own problems
• Improve managerial and interpersonal skills
• Have better relationships with colleagues
• Learn how to identify and act on development needs
• Have great confidence
• Become more effective, assertive in dealing with people
• Have a positive impact on performance
• Have great self-awareness and gain of new perspectives
• Acquire new skills and abilities
• Develop greater adaptability to change
• Improve work-life balance
• Reduce stress levels

The following courses will use different innovative coaching tools with "Coaching techniques" to reflect on and explore the relevant issues in the topic, so as to obtain relevant directions. Learners to increase self-awareness and rediscover themselves in related areas from the course. Ultimately, it can help leaners better set goals, solve problems, reduce stress levels, increase self-confidence, improve interpersonal and communications, generate new experiences and information in related fields, so as to better release a person's potential and carry out personal development.