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Psychosocial Risk Assessment

The ExecRN Signature Assessment — an evidence-informed organizational screening tool measuring psychosocial risk across six domains. 30 questions, live scoring, colour-coded flags. Takes 15 minutes. For HR leaders and managers — not a clinical tool.

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The Biology Brief

LinkedIn newsletter covering the science of human performance at work. Evidence-cited throughout. Covers burnout science, psychosocial risk, organizational psychology, and the Canadian legislative landscape — translated into language useful on Monday morning.

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NervePoint. Waitlist

Join the waitlist for NervePoint. — coming 2026. For individuals in high-demand roles and organizations ready to measure psychosocial health in ways that didn't previously exist. Founding members receive preferred access and rate.

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The Biology Brief.

A dose of biology for people who lead. Evidence-informed insights on the science of human performance at work — drawn from the peer-reviewed literature and translated into language that's actually useful. Published on LinkedIn.

Burnout science — what it actually is and what drives it
Nervous system physiology — translated for leaders
Alberta & Canadian legislative landscape
Organizational psychology — applied
Conversation scripts and practical frameworks
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Evidence Foundation

The research that grounds this work.

Every framework, recommendation, and tool in ExecRN's practice is grounded in peer-reviewed research. These are key foundational works cited most frequently across ExecRN's consulting, content, and assessment methodology.

Maslach & Leiter · 2022
The Burnout Challenge
The most current synthesis of burnout science from the field's founding researchers. Organizational conditions, measurement frameworks, and structural intervention evidence. Harvard University Press.
Foundational research informing organizational burnout understanding
Porges · 2011
The Polyvagal Theory
The neurobiological framework explaining the three-state nervous system and its profound implications for safety, social connection, and human behaviour. W.W. Norton.
Core to all nervous system regulation and leadership physiology work
Edmondson · 2018
The Fearless Organization
Seminal research on psychological safety — the single strongest predictor of team performance, learning, and retention. How leaders create or destroy it. Wiley.
Foundation of all psychological safety and culture work
Jameton · 1984; Rushton · 2018
Moral Distress Framework
Jameton's original conceptualization (1984) remains the gold standard for moral distress in practice. Rushton's moral resilience framework (2018, Oxford University Press) provides updated intervention pathways.
Critical for healthcare and human services organizations
Ryan & Deci · 2000
Self-Determination Theory
The evidence base for autonomy, competence, and relatedness as fundamental psychological needs — and what happens to performance and wellbeing when they're absent. American Psychologist, 55(1), 68–78.
Informs all engagement, motivation, and workforce design strategy
MHCC · 2012; Samra et al. · 2012
Psychosocial Health Standards
The Mental Health Commission of Canada's 13 Psychosocial Factors and the Guarding Minds at Work framework (SFU/CARMHA) — the Canadian standard informing employer obligations under CSA Z1003-13.
Foundation of the ExecRN Signature Assessment methodology
Citation accuracy: All references reflect published scholarly work. Where year and publisher are provided, these have been verified. ExecRN does not reproduce or resell any third-party assessment instruments. References to validated instruments (such as the ProQOL, PSS-10, or OLBI) are academic citations only — ExecRN does not sell or distribute these tools. If you identify any citation error, please contact [email protected].
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Individual Wellness Tools
Evidence-informed nervous system regulation tools for professionals in high-demand roles.
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Organizational Intelligence Suite
Aggregate psychosocial health data for organizations — architecture-protected at the individual level.
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Trust Architecture
Individual scores are never accessible to employers. Structurally enforced, not just policy-stated.
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Validated Self-Assessments
Track your own wellbeing over time. Know your numbers. Act before the cliff.