Are you noticing? Kelly Monahan is a behavioural scientist who has researched the future of work through the lens of what motivates people to be their most productive and innovative. Kelly states that there are a number of things that humans require and one of them is the stability of: Income Working hours Working relationships…
Working from home. Unintended Consequences for Australian Workers Working from home during Covid-19 has been a blessing for many of us. Both employees and companies have rallied together to achieve some amazing results. Nothing like a crisis to unite people and create new opportunities, however, are some unintended consequences lurking in the shadows? Prior to…
The research and other interesting facts. What was working from home prior to Covid-19? There was a growing trend for employees to work from home before Covid-19. The initial reason was to reduce company costs by reducing floor space. Today floor space costs on average $11,000 per part time employee. This trend continued with advances…
July 2018. I wrote this article in July 2018. It was an article expressing my concerns about transferring the risks of employment from the employer to the employee. A term I called waterfalling. Almost two years later with the advent of the COVID-19 the consequence expressed in this article could not be more relevant. Let’s…
How does it relate to biometric employee monitoring? Squillions of dollars are being invested in creating technologies that enable employers to monitor employees across the world. Have no doubt employee monitoring is not just the domain of China. What inspired me to investigate employee surveillance technology was listening to a panel of experts talking about…
Working notes for ABC Radio interview. March 18th 2020 I believe some aspects of history can help guide us. We don’t have a lot of time to talk about the history of work, however the industrial revolution created some horrific working conditions for many people. Some historians believe the discontent in society contributed to the…
The modern workplace may have been influenced by technology however the primary motivation for experimenting with different working conditions has been to focus on reducing employee costs more than improve productivity. As with any business, cost reduction is important however, more importantly does conditions like working from home, flexible working arrangements and four-day weeks improve…
Have you ever been to a leadership conference or listened to some guru on leadership speak and they tell you must network? Your shoulders slump forward and you think not again. How many of us don’t want to spend time networking yet we have been told so many times we have to spend time pressing…
Jo a mother, has just looked at a photo of a young child similar to her own crying calling for his mother on TV, his little face is filled with anguish. Jo wince’s and feels the child’s anguish. This is an empathic response. Lara a mother has also just looked at a photo of a…
Walk through the virtual screen to the new world of recruiting. My ABC radio interview Today the most common experience is, you would write a CV and submit it electronically online. You get a response hopefully, that your CV has been received You will get a further response if they want you to proceed. You…