In my coaching practice, many individuals speak of not feeling valued in the workplace, mainly because they do not feel acknowledged for their efforts. Don’t be surprised that this also includes senior executive’s. I certainly understand this sentiment, however I do believe that while we lament about not being acknowledged we often don’t acknowledge other…
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Aug
Aug
What is Australia’s outlook for productivity growth? Over the last decade, focus on Australia’s productivity has faded from the headlines. There is little debate on how Australia improves the decline in real wages, living standards and the productivity of labour. Instead, journalists meet the need to feed willing citizens fashionable and superficial news…
Corporate
What are the advantages for both organisations and mature workers to re-enter the workforce, including the implications of the Grey Divorce.
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Mar
Mar
The Definition A mature age worker is 45 or over for redundancy purposes. Though most people consider the age to be over 50. Quietly Hiring Organisations are quietly hiring mature age people. Although this has been brought about recently through necessity, companies are discovering what the research suggest that mature workers have great assets…
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Dec
Dec
I know that the world has changed, and many people can and want to work from home. According to one Business Executive, 25% of white-collar workers have cemented the right to work from home already, with more than half the workforce currently working in a Hybrid model. Rolling the number up encourages many of us…
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Dec
Dec
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…
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Jul
Jul
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…
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May
May
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…
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Apr
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…
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Mar
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…
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Mar
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…