Stress follows a simple equation: it occurs when the demands on a person chronically exceed the resources they have to meet them, such as time, energy, skills, support, control, and recovery.

Your job as a manager is not to remove all pressure from your team — that would actually make them less capable over time. Your job is to keep pressure in the productive zone, and to act early when it tips into harm

Managing psychosocial hazards at work means identifying, assessing and controlling the aspects of work that can cause psychological harm — and it is now a legal requirement for every Australian employer, not a nice-to-have.