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…
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Jan
Jan
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…
02
Jan
Jan
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…
04
Dec
Dec
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…
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Nov
Nov
Relationship Between Busyness and Empathy Don’t you find it interesting that the experts who are predicting the future of work are telling us that the key skills we need to be successful, are empathy and collaboration skills, yet these are the very skills that are rapidly diminishing. Empathy has been measured by psychologists for many…
10
Nov
Nov
As a manager are you having difficulty saying no to employees when they say they are working from home when they should really be having a sick day, carer’s leave or leave without pay? Are you finding it almost impossible to schedule face to face meetings on Monday, Friday or before or after a public…
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Sep
Sep
What new jobs can be creatively generated in a two-class system?
Twenty-six of the world’s richest people have the net worth of 50% of the worlds’ poorest. Some define this as economic pornography others as an economic right.
Over the last few decades the gap between incomes, wealth and living standards of the rich and poor has increased in most countries while the middle class is wavering.
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Aug
Aug
There was a study that was completed many years ago where researchers visited over 60,000 people who were dying across the world. They asked them what they valued the most in their lives. Not surprisingly it was their relationships. When asked what they regretted the most it was being more concerned about “other things” like cars and status rather than building and repairing relationships.
I would expect if that survey was repeated today not a lot would have changed. Though this may be evolving as a recent survey showed that more than 50% of people would prefer physical harm than losing their phone. Irrespective most people would agree positive relationships can provide much needed oxygen to our human spirits. Can you imagine life without each other?
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Jul
Jul
What is technology predicting about you now? When you have been watching your favourite streaming service have you noticed that suggestions on what else you may want to watch appear? This is a basic form of what is called Predictive Analytics and trillions of dollars are being invested in mining data to predict everything about…
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Jun
Jun
One of the buzz words on everyone’s lips these days is how important it is to be resilient, particularly with the expected technological changes which are anticipated to impact the workforce in various forms. Organisations are spending mega bucks on training people to be resilient. Such courses may be valuable in raising awareness however my…