NEWS
Diversity in the workplace – a conundrum or a reality!!
“Australia's population grew by 1.4% during the year ended 30 June 2016; of this, natural increase contributed 46.1% whilst overseas migration contributed 53.9% respectively to total population growth for the year ended 30 June 2016. ” ( ABS, June 2016). Given these...
Post-Public Holiday Sickies & Absenteeism
As Australians, who doesn’t love those 4 day long weekends, however, when it falls in the middle of the week, having to turn up to work on the Friday, post-public holiday, can prove to be most upsetting for the estimated 11.9 million plus employees who must show up to...
What does an ageing workforce mean for employers?
The constant and evolving organisational landscape often sees organisations face a plethora of challenges to keep up, maintain relevance and competitive advantage. With Australia’s population ageing and facing retirement, a number of conflicts present themselves to...
Transitioning Leadership
With the results of the recent American election, the transition of leadership appears to be on many individual’s minds and with it a bevy of emotions ranging from fear through to hope, internationally. On another level, many of us throughout our careers have...
Biases in the workplace
All of us, whether we want to or not, carry biases with us into the workplace based upon the environment we grew up in, our education, our life experiences and our values. Most importantly, it is a matter of how we deal with these biases by understanding what they...
Sustaining Success
This year’s Melbourne Cup winner, “Almandin”, ridden by Jockey, Kerrin McEvoy was flawless in his race to the finish. His determination and dedication to be successful and do his utmost to be first over the line was apparent, right up until the very end when...
Virtual Reality in the Workplace
Listening to a radio interview recently, in relation to “VR” i.e. Virtual Reality in the music industry, it had me musing on what this could mean for the not so distant future of the workplace. That is, what benefits could be had and correspondingly what concerns...
What makes a great employee?
Although we are all varyingly dissimilar and similar to one another, how is it that some people are better employees than others? Typically, a great employee is someone considered to be: • Productive • Honest • Self-motivated • Reliable • Ethical •...
Performance in the pool in Rio to everyday organisational performance! What’s the difference?
The awe inspiring performances of our Australian athletes at this year’s Rio Olympics show them to be nothing less than determined, driven and focused. These Olympians faced the highs and the lows and need to be resilient and persevere to get back up when they don’t...
Outplacement and Career Transition
What is outplacement and career transition? Outplacement is the provision of support for employees whose roles have been declared redundant to assist them in transitioning to a new career or new role. Support occurs through: Assisting an individual in better...
