By Sadie Tater, Head of Offshore Psychosocial Improvement

Greetings from Bali, where I am working tirelessly on your wellbeing.

This morning alone, I have completed a massage, a tropical breakfast and forty minutes beside an infinity pool.

You’re welcome.

Some people believe improving psychosocial safety requires changes to workloads, relationships and how people are treated.

I have discovered a more photogenic approach.

Constant updates about how wonderfully relaxed I am.

Surely knowing your wellbeing leader is thriving must lift everyone’s spirits.

My first photograph showed my pink stiletto safety boots beside a flower-filled bath.

Caption: “Make time for yourself.”

Kevin replied that his lunch break had been cancelled because they were short-staffed.

I sent him a photograph of my lunch.

Sometimes people need a practical example.

I now publish a structured programme throughout the day.

Sunrise yoga: “Be present.”

Poolside coconut: “Choose calm.”

Afternoon massage: “Release what no longer serves you.”

Kevin suggested starting with unnecessary emails.

I recorded resistance to wellbeing.

To ensure everyone benefits, each update requires a response. A thumbs-up demonstrates engagement. A heart indicates emotional connection.

No reaction triggers a supportive reminder.

Muting the group requires a conversation about commitment.

My out-of-office message applies to receiving work, obviously. Sending work remains an essential leadership function.

Someone forwarded Gabrielle Carlton’s article on caring about psychological safety, which challenges confusing control with care.

I found this helpful.

I have changed the name of our mandatory response register to The Care Tracker.

People respond much better when you explain that monitoring them is an expression of affection.

Yesterday, I photographed an enormous fruit platter.

“Wellbeing starts with healthy choices.”

A worker replied that he was struggling to pay his bills.

I suggested focusing on gratitude.

He said gratitude did not cover the electricity.

I reminded him that negative thinking consumes energy too.

Kevin then sent me Rob Long’s If You’re Happy in Safety, Clap Your Hands, which discusses the problem of toxic positivity.

I explained that my positivity was completely natural.

Locally sourced. Freshly squeezed. Served with a little umbrella.

Today’s special initiative is R U OK? I AM!

It includes seventeen photographs, a short video of the pool and a reflection exercise:

What can you learn from Sadie’s commitment to rest?

One employee wrote, “That it helps to have someone else doing your work.”

Excellent awareness of teamwork.

I have also introduced a work-life balance model.

They work.

I demonstrate life.

Together, we achieve balance.

The spa therapist suggested putting my phone away.

“But how will the workers know I’m relaxing?”

She asked whether I could enjoy something without requiring an audience.

Clearly, she has never held a leadership position.

This afternoon, Kevin finally sent encouraging feedback.

“We were enjoying the peace until the updates started.”

Evidence that communication is having an impact.

I have scheduled another sunrise message:

“Switch off. Set boundaries. Protect your personal time.”

Please acknowledge before your shift.

I’ll be asleep.