October 2025 branch meeting - Stewart Forsyth - Well-being - the value for you personally, and for your practice.

Clinical and Organisational Psychologist, Stewart Forsyth, will discuss the two dimensions of well-being and what hurts and helps these. He will also cover the research on how leaders can succeed in building well-being in their teams and organisations, and the business impacts of that. 

Learning Outcomes for Dentist Participants

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the two dimensions of well-being
• And how those two dimensions are experienced personally and in the organisation
2. Identify key factors that hurt or help well-being
• Recognise common stressors in dental practice along with positive uplifts and evidence-based strategies for these
3. Apply leadership practices that foster team well-being
• Learn how to model, support, and sustain well-being within small dental teams.
4. Evaluate the business impacts of well-being
• Understand how well-being influences patient experience, staff retention, productivity, and practice reputation.
5. Reflect on personal habits and leadership style
• Explore how your own well-being and behaviour shape the emotional climate of your practice.

Personal Benefits for Participants

• Enhanced well-being
  Learn practical tools to maintain energy, focus, and emotional balance in high-pressure environments.
• Priorities for contributing as a leader
  Reflect on personal values, habits, and leadership style through psychological insights.
• Renewed sense of purpose and motivation
  Connect with the deeper meaning of your work and its impact on others.

Practice-Level Benefits for Participants

• Enhanced team morale and cohesion
  Discover how small shifts in leadership and communication can transform team dynamics.
• Better patient outcomes and satisfaction
  Understand the link between practitioner well-being and quality of care.
• Reduced turnover and burnout
  Learn how to create a psychologically safe and supportive work environment.
• Stronger business performance
  Explore how well-being contributes to efficiency, reputation, and long-term sustainability.

About our speaker:

Stewart trained as a clinical psychologist then as an organisational psychologist.  He has worked internationally and in NZ with a particular emphasis over the last decade on coaching managers and professionals.  Stewart is a Fellow of the NZ Psychological Society and of the NZ Human Resources Institute.  He writes a Substack Newsletter and his most recent book is 21 Remarkable People:  Lessons for Personal Growth from the Secrets of their Personalities.