(Previously offered through Mindful Employer Canada)
Train your leaders to confidently support people, prevent harm, and build psychologically safe teams.
The Psychologically Safe Leader Method is a practical, evidence-based leadership program designed for today’s workplace. It equips people leaders with the language, frameworks, and skills they need to lead with empathy, clarity, and accountability, without becoming therapists.
Now available exclusively for organizational cohorts.
How It Works
$5,000 per course whether in-person or virtual
This is the cost for groups ranging from 6 to 20 participants. Pre-agreed upon additional charges for travel or accommodation may apply for onsite sessions.
Delivered virtually or in-person
- Live, facilitated learning experience
- Full-day facilitation for an in-person course at your venue
- Three 3-hour facilitations for a virtual course
- Up to 20 participants per course
- You choose the courses from our library
This format ensures your leaders learn together, apply concepts to your organization, and build shared expectations around how people are treated at work.
For smaller organizations, consider inviting and sharing the costs with leaders from similar organizations.
Who It’s For
Designed for leaders and people-facing professionals, including:
- Managers and supervisors
- Directors and executives
- HR, wellness, disability, and OHS professionals
- Team leads in hybrid or remote environments
Anyone responsible for influencing, supporting, or managing people will benefit.
What Makes This Program Different
Most leadership training teaches what to do.
We go beyond to help leaders know what to say, when to say it, and how to say it.
This program was built using evidence-based frameworks from Canada Life’s Workplace Strategies for Mental Health and focuses on:
- Preventing psychological harm
- Supporting employees without overstepping
- Building trust, accountability, and healthy teams
- Addressing performance, conflict, and mental health with confidence
Leaders leave with tools they can use immediately.
What Your Leaders Will Learn
Choose from a 7-course library that covers the most common, and most difficult people challenges at work:
- Foundations for Psychologically Safe Leadership
Build trust, address performance, and manage stress using practical communication frameworks. - Recognizing & Responding to Mental Health Issues
Learn how to approach struggling employees with confidence, empathy, and clear boundaries. - Supporting Employees at Work
Understand accommodation, return-to-work, and how to support performance without medicalizing employees. - Building Healthy Teams
Run better meetings, reduce conflict, and strengthen team culture with proven activities and tools. - Resolving Interpersonal Challenges
Address conflict, bullying, and difficult dynamics in a way that builds accountability and respect. - Assessing & Improving Psychological Health & Safety
Use psychosocial factor data to understand risks and take meaningful action. - Creating Safe Workspaces
Build inclusive, respectful, and brave workplaces that support belonging and performance.
What’s Included
Each cohort receives:
- Live expert-led facilitation
- Evidence-based frameworks and tools
- Practical language for difficult conversations
- Team-based learning and application
- Certificate of completion
Participants can become Certified in the Psychologically Safe Leader Method by completing any five courses in our library. These individuals leave with the tools, language, and judgment to navigate real workplace challenges safely and effectively, and can:
- Handle challenging people situations consistently
- Reduce grievances, disability claims, and burnout
- Support employees without escalating issues
- Strengthen culture and retention
- Model psychologically safe leadership across teams
Why Organizations Choose This Program
Because psychological safety isn’t created by good intentions, it’s built through skills, language, and leadership behavior.
This program helps organizations:
- Reduce burnout for leaders and employees
- Resolve conflict
- Avoid psychological harm
- Improve performance and engagement
- Strengthen manager confidence
- Meet psychological health & safety expectations
- Create safer, more resilient teams
Bring This Program to Your Organization
Cohort pricing: $5,000 per course for up to 20 participants
Delivery: Delivered live, either virtually or in-person (travel and accommodation costs apply)
If you’re ready to build confident, capable, and psychologically safe leaders, this program was designed for you.