It seems it is increasingly less safe to turn up to work each day. Or maybe we are just getting better at talking about it?
Toughen Up Princess and other fairy tales from the Workplace Image of cover of “Toughen Up Princess”- by Perth author Siohan Timmer You hear it
The Horror Story that is Performance Appraisals Performance reviews. The name alone is enough to make most people roll their eyes. Pretty much everyone you
I have sat in many meetings over the years and watched the dance of the end between an employer and employee. They’re going through the
A contract protects both you as the employer, and the employee. It allows you to be specific about what you expect of your employee and what happens if it all goes wrong. It is a safety net for you both. It’s different to an award which is the minimum; you need to comply whether you want to or not.
Risk is no longer just about having an ergonomic chair or table, a proper risk assessment is making sure that your employee is safe in their working environment, whether this is at the actual workplace or at home.
This is about where an organisation gets itself in a mess, and rather than face up to the systematic issues that have caused the mess, instead points the stick at one person.
Without doubt – the world needs constructive debate more than ever. Silent, seething disagreement doesn’t further any argument. But, and this is a big but, as with so many things – it is HOW you do it. Disagree for sure. Have a different opinion for sure. But if you want your personal and employment brand to thrive, think about how you go about making that point so that the point is heard, rather than just your behaviour being seen.
That doesn’t mean that having purpose isn’t important – because it is. But simply, that work doesn’t necessarily have to be thing that provides it.
This is why I do what I do. The impact of leadership – good and bad is so enormous.
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