GYST We exist to help organisations create workplaces where people feel safe, supported, and empowered to thrive, not just survive.

Leaders in psychological safety, leadership excellence and cultural transformation, we partner with businesses across diverse industry sectors to build strong safety cultures grounded in trust, care, and open communication. Through our culture surveys, assessments, evidence-based training, leadership coaching, and comprehensive implementation support, we work hand-in-hand with your team to underst

and where you are in your culture journey and help shift you beyond a culture of mere compliance to one of genuine care. Our programs are developed and delivered by a highly skilled team of psychologists and safety and leadership specialists. Grounded by evidence, and shaped around the real-world needs of your workforce, everything we do is practical, measurable, and deeply human - designed not just to tick a box, but to create meaningful, lasting change.

“Mind blowing! This is next level leadership development”.Yes, we’re so proud of this program, and it’s been a long time...
07/08/2026

“Mind blowing! This is next level leadership development”.

Yes, we’re so proud of this program, and it’s been a long time in development.

GYST’s 3C Leader® program is designed to help leaders build trust by strengthening the three foundations of effective leadership: Care, Character and Competence. Rather than focusing solely on leadership theory, the program provides a practical framework that helps participants understand how their behaviour shapes the experience of others and, ultimately, the culture of their workplace.

Across the two days, participants develop practical leadership capabilities that can be immediately applied in their workplaces. These include regulating their behaviour under pressure, creating psychologically safe environments, demonstrating courage and integrity, responding constructively to mistakes, conducting difficult conversations, challenging assumptions, strengthening accountability without blame, maintaining consistency under pressure and increasing the visibility of their leadership through everyday interactions.

The program concludes by helping participants translate these insights into personal leadership commitments and a practical thirty-day leadership experiment that reinforces ongoing growth beyond the workshop.

The overarching purpose of the program is not simply to help participants become better leaders, but to help them become leaders whom others consistently experience as trustworthy, respectful and effective.

Through the integration of Care, Character and Competence, participants leave with a practical leadership operating system that enables them to strengthen trust, improve relationships and positively influence the culture of their teams every day.



“We can’t fix a secret.”GYST’s principal consultant Clive Lloyd has found that trust is the biggest predictor of safety ...
30/06/2026

“We can’t fix a secret.”

GYST’s principal consultant Clive Lloyd has found that trust is the biggest predictor of safety performance.

Where there are low levels of trust, there will be high levels of fear. Workers won’t report issues to EHS professionals, and well-intentioned safety initiatives will be treated with cynicism.

Listen to Clive’s full interview in the latest episode of Safety Labs by Safety Products Global:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/NXLsL-M31xc?si=ohU5NVVlA_KbGvqu

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Clive Lloyd, a renowned ...

What happens when safety starts to feel like surveillance?Behavioral observations can open up conversations but they can...
05/05/2026

What happens when safety starts to feel like surveillance?

Behavioral observations can open up conversations but they can also shut them down if they're perceived as monitoring or blame.

When that happens, trust drops, reporting slows, and the real risks stay hidden.

In our latest blog, GYST Principal Consultant and Psychologist, Clive Lloyd, shares lessons from the field, what works, what doesn't, and what to watch for.

🔗 Read the full blog to learn more: https://www.gyst.com.au/blog/unseen-costs-safety-behavioral-observations

Today is both 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 and 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆 🌏❤️A reminder that workplace safety isn't o...
28/04/2026

Today is both 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 and 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆 🌏❤️

A reminder that workplace safety isn't only about physical risks, but also about how people experience work every day.

Psychosocial factors matter:
• workload and pressure
• clarity of roles
• access to support
• fairness in processes

When these are missing, they become real risks that affect wellbeing, performance, and safety.

At the same time, Pay It Forward Day highlights something just as powerful: culture is built in everyday moments.

A quick check-in. A word of encouragement. A bit of support when someone is overwhelmed. Small actions but they build trust, psychological safety, and stronger teams.

Safer and healthier workplaces are built in the everyday ways people choose to show up for one another.

💬 We'd love to hear from you! What's one small act of kindness or support from a colleague that stayed with you?

The latest article from our principal consultant Clive Lloyd …Over the last 25 years I have seen numerous well-intended ...
27/04/2026

The latest article from our principal consultant Clive Lloyd …

Over the last 25 years I have seen numerous well-intended workplace health and safety initiatives come and go. Yet Behavioral Observations continue to be a mainstay across high-hazard industries.

In my experience, there is a great deal of variability in the intent, facilitation and outcomes associated with such behavioral approaches. I have seen observations used in ways that enabled genuine workforce engagement and safety improvements, and often in ways that led to reduced trust, increased cynicism and low psychological safety.

In this piece I first outline what I see as the perceived benefits associated with behavioral observations, followed by potential downsides. I share these not merely to critique, but to help readers understand and mitigate the potential risks inherent to this approach.

Over the last 25 years I have seen numerous well-intended workplace health and safety initiatives come and go. Yet Behavioral Observations continue to be a mainstay across high-risk industries.

Thanks Whelans Group 👏
25/04/2026

Thanks Whelans Group 👏

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