Dr. Bill Howatt is the founder of Howatt Human Resources Consulting and an international expert in Workplace Psychological Health and Safety. He is a highly sought-after speaker on leadership, psychologically healthy and safe workplaces, and mental health. A behavioural scientist, he is passionate about supporting employees and leaders to create thriving workplaces. Dr. Bill is on the CSA Z1003 Psychological Health and Safety Standard technical committee, as well on the CSA OHS Standards Steering Committee, and Chair of CSA Z1008 Workplace Impairment Standard.
Dr. Bill's 30-plus years of professional experience includes providing services in clinical mental health, teaching courses for colleges and universities, being a committee chair, and filling various senior leadership roles in Canada and the United States, including the Wall Street financial district. His firm provides HR consulting globally, focusing on employees' psychological safety.
Dr. Bill has published over 60 books and 600 articles and regularly contributes to workplace mental health research like WSPS Moving to Action: Implementing Workplace Safety and Prevention Services' Mental Harm Prevention Roadmap and Boston Consulting Group's recent study, The Next Frontier of Workplace Culture, viewed by over 30 million readers.
He is the founder of PsychSafe.com and creator of the University New Brunswick's Certificate in Psychologically Safe Leadership. He publishes a weekly workplace mental health newsletter for leaders and workers called Exploring Workplace Mental Health.
