Who We Are

Primary Prevention

BRIDGE Team Development follows the ‘shared responsibility model’ from the Canadian National CSA Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. This evidence-based standard emphasizes how critical psychological health and safety are to business success and risk mitigation. We focus on preventing burnout and mental illness by addressing root causes.

At BRIDGE, we value the CSA Standard’s primary prevention approach and strive to obtain the highest level of leadership commitment as possible. We understand that organizational success relies on deeply understanding real work-life conditions at all levels. Our flexible, comprehensive assessment framework identify gaps in order to address the unique needs of each team, focusing on skills-based training in workplace psychological health and safety.

  • We bring cutting-edge knowledge and extensive experience in workplace program planning, change management, and continuous improvement to every project.

  • Our facilitation, coaching and training products are tailored to meet your specific needs, backed by over 20 years of industry experience.

  • With nearly a decade of collaboration with organizations across Manitoba, we bring effective persuasive communication skills, making a compelling case for investing in primary prevention.

  • We focus on the whole person, knowing that every worker, team, and leader shapes your organizational culture. Our strength-based approach builds trust, psychological safety, and overall well-being.

  • We believe in the importance of ongoing training and coaching in conscious leadership and emotional intelligence, helping teams build resilience and adapt to ever-changing workplace demands.

Why Choose Bridge Teams?

By choosing BRIDGE Team Development, you are partnering with an open-minded, dedicated team of experts, committed to understanding the workplace factors that are undermining your business effectiveness. In collaboration, we can help you create a healthier, more resilient, and successful organization.

Our Core Values

  • Trust and Safety

    We prioritize creating a culture of trust and psychological safety, recognizing these as foundational to high performance and employee well-being.

  • Effective Leadership

    We emphasize the importance of leaders, both formal and informal, in driving team success and achieving business goals.

  • Flexibility and Adaptability

    We understand that each organization is unique, and we tailor our approaches to meet specific needs, promoting sustainable and adaptable solutions.

  • Ongoing Training

    Continuous development in conscious leadership and emotional intelligence (EI) is essential. We design and deliver programs that build these crucial skills.

  • Whole-Person Development

    We foster personal, team, and organizational growth by building on strengths and discovering new opportunities together.

About
Geoffrey Thompson,

BSN, MPH

Geoffrey is a practicing occupational health nurse (OHN) who holds advanced credentials in public health, organizational change management and workplace psychological health and safety. In his role as an OHN over the past 9 years, and more recently as a private consultant, Geoffrey has partnered with a wide range of organizational clients across key sectors of the Manitoba economy. As a change catalyst, he helps expand the knowledge and capacity of workplace stakeholders to begin addressing identified psychosocial hazards with the long-range goal of preventing adverse outcomes such as burnout, injury and illness.

His core skillset is in program planning/evaluation, policy development and quality improvement with an added flair for instructional design, group facilitation and public speaking. Geoffrey brings a unique community health lens to the table recognizing that every worker, every team and every leader brings valuable contributions toward the overall shaping of organizational culture. In his workshops and presentations, Geoffrey combines leadership, community and organizational developmental principles using highly participatory methods. Geoffrey engages his audience, gets them up and out of their chairs encouraging them to think differently about intractable problems and consider alternative points of view.

Fundamentally, he believes, no matter one’s rank or file, we all have a shared responsibility to protect the health and well-being of everyone with whom we collaborate at work.

Credentials & Certifications

  • Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i 2.0 / EQ 360) Certified Practitioner (2024)

  • Letter of Accomplishment in Change Management, University of MB (2019)

  • Certified Psychological Health & Safety Advisor, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) (2016)

  • Endorsed Facilitator, International Association of Facilitators (IAF) [in-progress]

  • Certified Organizational Development Coach (CODC), Symbiosis Coaching [in-progress]

  • Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation (ICF) [in-progress]

Ready to elevate your team’s performance by prioritizing their psychological health and safety?

Let's build a culture of trust and safety together!