Category Archives: Corporate

Toxic stress the modern day grim reaper

One hundred and twenty thousand excess workplace deaths are caused by toxic stress in the workplace according to research done at Stanford University. This means that workplace stress is the fifth largest cause of death above diabetes and Alzheimer’s in the USA. Chronic workplace stress is toxic and it is becoming pervasive.  It is killing…

Remuneration

Incentives for Corporate Executives  (ICE) acts like a drug that can’t be satisfied. Unhappily for the Big Banks, they find themselves in the firing line, under attack to ‘fix’ a culture gone wrong, a greedy culture that has paid scant regard to both clients and good governance. But is there another conversation about an equally greedy and distorting culture…

Interview: Age prejudice ‘epidemic’ in corporate Australia target of Sunshine Coast woman’s battle

On Wednesday Jenny Brice was interviewed regarding her new article on Ageism. ABC News’ Jon Coghill interviewed Jenny about her article and gained her perspective on the discrimination people face on account of their age, without knowing the skills and possible contributions those people could make. A Sunshine Coast business coach is combating ageism in the…