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Staff Training & Development
Workforce Capability

We leverage 40+ years of organisational psychology and workplace training expertise to transform leadership and team functioning, from linear skill development into an operational and measurable risk control.

Practical and effective training. Designed and facilitated by qualified professionals. Tailored to high-stakes environments.

A diverse collage featuring professionals in various settings, including small group discussions, large conference workshops, and interactive seminars focused on staff training and development workplace wellbeing, leadership capability building, and team functioning.
40+ Years Combined Expertise

Training Designed for
Leaders, Teams & Organisations

Training topics

Explore our full suite of evidence-based workshops, seminars, and lunch-and-learn sessions. Choose topics that match your organisational goals or customise a learning experience for your team.

  • Psychosocial Risk Management

    Equip your team with the psychological literacy required to navigate modern workplace hazards. From targeted webinars to immersive half-day sessions, our training transforms abstract compliance into practical leadership behaviour.

  • Employee Mental Wellbeing & Collective Care

    Cultivate a resilient workforce by embedding the science of collective care into your culture. From high-impact RUOK? webinars to immersive workshops on sustainable wellbeing, we translate psychological principles into proactive habits.

  • Leadership & Management Skills

    Empower your leaders to master the cognitive demands of modern management. Bridge the gap between technical expertise and psychological command — from focus and concentration to mentally tough leadership under pressure.

  • Emotional Intelligence & Communication

    Transform soft skills into a strategic advantage by mastering the mechanics of human interaction. From EQ fundamentals to navigating high-stakes difficult conversations, our training provides a clinical lens on interpersonal dynamics.

  • Habit Formation & Behaviour Design

    Leverage the neuroscience of performance to drive lasting organisational change. Move beyond willpower, using behaviour design principles to help employees build high-performance habits and shed cognitive biases.

  • Strategic Thinking & Innovation

    Activate the collective intelligence of your organisation through psychology-led innovation. Move from reactive thinking to strategic agility, focusing on the cognitive conditions required for high-functioning teams.

  • Mental Toughness & Mental Agility

    Build the psychological stamina required to navigate volatility and change. Using the 8 Factors of Mental Toughness framework, we provide leaders and teams with grit to endure challenges and agility to pivot quickly.

  • Psychological Safety & Culture Creation

    Operationalise trust as a performance driver by creating a baseline of psychological safety. Move beyond the buzzword — teach leaders how to activate innovation by fostering an environment where interpersonal risk-taking is encouraged.

  • Virtual Lunch & Learn Seminars

    Drive continuous professional development with curated virtual seminars. From building a mentally fit mindset to activating innovation — webinars to fit busy corporate schedules without sacrificing depth. Monday-morning-ready takeaways.

40+ Years expertise in every training session

What sets our employee training apart is the marriage of academic rigour and corporate pragmatism. We use a four-stage process to ensure you get an appropriate training solution that sticks.

  • 01

    Needs Analysis

    We identify your organisation's specific capability gaps, risk exposure, and training objectives before designing anything.

  • 02

    Program Design

    Content is tailored to your industry, team dynamics, and operational risk profile — not pulled from a generic library.

  • 03

    Delivery

    Facilitated by a workplace psychologist using applied learning frameworks that maximise engagement and PD outcomes.

  • 04

    Evaluation

    We measure behavioural shift — not just attendance. Post-training assessment provides evidence of ongoing capability building.

  • We aren't just trainers. We're practitioners

    Real Benefits

    By bridging the gap between clinical science and operational reality, we ensure your people strategy becomes a measurable competitive advantage. What does this mean for your people and organisation?

    Risk Mitigation & Governance
    Transform psychosocial hazards from hidden liabilities into managed operational controls.
    Operational Efficiency
    Directly protect your bottom line by reducing costs associated with absenteeism, presenteeism, and avoidable staff turnover.
    Cognitive Agility
    Equip your workforce with the mental stamina and focus required to maintain high-level performance during periods of volatility and change.
    Behavioural ROI
    Replace reactive firefighting with proactive behaviour design, turning psychological literacy into a core leadership capability.
    Psychological Safety
    Activate a high-trust culture where innovation flourishes because interpersonal risk has been replaced by psychological safety.
    Competitive Advantage
    Position your organisation as a premium employer of choice by evolving your people strategy from a cost centre into a resilient asset.

    Meet the Team behind every session

    Co-Founders Emily and Scott Johnson merge clinical and organisational psychology with advanced learning design to engineer sustainable behavioural change. By leveraging neuroscience and vertical development, they move beyond surface-level training to expand leadership capacity in high-stakes environments.

    Through psychological precision and high-retention learning frameworks, they architect programs that minimise cognitive load while maximising engagement. The result is a seamless transition from complex theory to immediate, applied skills that bridge the gap between clinical insights and daily professional practice.

    Co-founders Emily and Scott Johnson of Get Mentally Fit sitting together on outdoor stairs, smiling warmly in a professional portrait surrounded by green foliage and red flowers.
    40+ Years Combined Expertise

    Credentials you can trust

    Our AHPRA-registered psychologists, bound by the Psychology Board of Australia's Code of Ethics, lead our commitment to providing psychologically informed support that goes beyond generic initiatives.

    What Our Clients Say

    Testimonials
    Emily and Scott were an absolute pleasure to work with. They delivered a fantastic workshop to our team and created a warm environment which helped people to engage fully in the work.
    Friederike Robinson
    Services Manager, Wellways QLD
    I had a fantastic experience working with Get Mentally Fit. Their workshops are excellent, providing the team with practical, high-impact strategies. Scott and Emily are incredibly professional, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to collaborate with.
    Tony Jensen
    General Manager, Denticare
    Emily and Scott from Get Mentally Fit were incredible during the recent Program. Using their program to connect with others in the industry and guiding us on important factors for personal and professional development.
    Taylah Eastwood
    Facilities Manager, The Y (South Australia)
    The Program provided everything I needed to build my toolbox of skills and strategies. I have completed many programs previously, and none had the impact or benefits that this program provided. Emily is a true specialist in her field.
    Amanda Thomas
    Franchisee, Mortgage Choice
    Working with these guys has been a game changer for me! Focussing on combining physiological and mindset , via a structured Leader Support program, has changed my perspective on what it means to reach high performance & live your best life.
    Dan Newton
    Founder My First Gym
    I can not recommend the services of the Get Mentally Fit team highly enough. With Emily's support, I have learnt so many practical skills, which I have carried forward into my new leadership role, making me more effective and resilient.
    Kylie Rolley
    Executive Leader
    Thanks so much Emily. I really enjoyed your workshop yesterday – so did everyone else. So practical, so impactful!
    Kristy Oswald
    GM People & Culture, Currumbin RSL
    Get Mentally Fit’s program was AMAZING! As a participant I was provided with affirmation, new ideas and a sounding board to refresh my approach. Highly recommend taking up the opportunity as you will not find a better value for money P.D opportunity.
    Danielle Turner
    General manager, Swimsation Swim Schools
    Fantastic program. Wonderful professional development and engaging facilitators
    Nicole Burton
    Retail Manager and Master Trainer, Hills swimming
    Having had the opportunity to both work with and engage Get Mentally Fit through my business and personally, I have nothing but praise and gratitude for the service provided by Emily and Scott. Their professionalism, insight, and genuine commitment to delivering value consistently stood out. They went above and beyond expectations, providing timely, practical advice that has made a significant positive impact on my business. I highly recommend Get Mentally Fit.
    Peter Thomas
    Mortgage Choice Franchisee
    Emily and Scott gave a really useful and thought provoking workshop for our team at Bell Place Physiotherapy. It has given us new ideas on how to support each other going forward and ensure we all feel valued and listened to. We will definitely use them again for more team building sessions.
    Kim Bull
    Owner, Bell Place Physiotherapy
    The skills & confidence that Scott & Emily helped build through their program was priceless. My business toolbox has been extended. Thank you for your time & support.
    Donna Mills
    Director, Berrydale Swim School

    Staff training & development FAQs

    Answers on our training topics, formats, customisation, and how workshops support capability building and psychosocial risk management.

    Staff training and development refers to structured programs designed to improve employees' skills, knowledge, and workplace behaviours. At Get Mentally Fit, our workshops and seminars combine evidence-based strategies, practical exercises, and organisational psychology insights to enhance wellbeing, team collaboration, leadership skills, and overall workplace performance.

    Employee wellbeing training is important because it directly impacts productivity, retention, and psychosocial risk exposure. Under Australian WHS legislation, organisations must manage psychosocial hazards. Wellbeing training builds workforce capability to recognise stressors, manage pressure, and support colleagues — reducing the likelihood of psychological injury claims, absenteeism, and presenteeism while improving engagement and team performance.

    Our workshops are designed for all levels of an organisation: executive and senior leadership teams building psychosocial risk oversight capability, middle managers developing practical people management skills, frontline teams building resilience and communication skills, and HR and WHS professionals seeking evidence-based approaches to workforce capability. We tailor content and delivery for each audience.

    We offer nine training categories: Psychosocial Risk Management, Employee Mental Wellbeing and Collective Care, Leadership and Management Skills, Emotional Intelligence and Communication Skills, Habit Formation and Behaviour Design, Strategic Thinking and Innovation, Mental Toughness and Mental Agility, Psychological Safety and Culture Creation, and Virtual Lunch and Learn Seminars. All are available as webinars, half-day workshops, or full-day immersive sessions.

    Effective staff training improves team performance by building shared psychological literacy, improving communication and conflict resolution skills, increasing emotional regulation under pressure, and creating consistent behavioural standards across the team. Our training is designed for behavioural change rather than just awareness — using applied learning frameworks that maximise retention and minimise cognitive load for busy professionals.

    Our training is available in multiple formats: 45-minute virtual lunch and learn seminars for broad workforce awareness, 90-minute focused webinars on specific topics, half-day (3–4 hour) immersive workshops for deeper capability building, and full-day programs for comprehensive team development. We work with your schedule to minimise operational disruption.

    Yes. Every training engagement begins with understanding your organisation's specific challenges, risk profile, and capability gaps. We use a four-stage process — needs analysis, program design, delivery, and evaluation. Content is tailored to your industry, team dynamics, and psychosocial risk exposure to ensure training addresses your actual organisational needs rather than delivering generic content.

    Get Mentally Fit combines 40+ years of organisational psychology expertise and workplace training experience. Our programs are designed and delivered by a workplace psychologist and a specialist learning designer — not generic trainers. Every session is scientifically rigorous, practically applicable, and engineered for behavioural change. We bridge the gap between clinical psychology and operational reality.