Tag: Workplace

Australian Managers have low-self awareness, drastically hindering individual and organisational performance according to research from Human Synergistics

Women are the losers in the 2010 Federal election, with a ‘sharp drop’ in the number of women elected to the House of Representatives according to Claire Braund, Executive Director Women on Boards.

They intimidate, manipulate, degrade and humiliate. They cost the country billions of dollars in lost productivity and cause stress, anxiety and depression in their victims.

Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman will be making ‘educational visits’ to about 60 businesses in Mosman over the next two weeks to discuss Australian workplace laws.

More than half the employers randomly audited by the Fair Work Ombudsman in Northern Victoria recently failed to comply with federal workplace laws.

After the decades of participating in training, it has been drilled into me that women usually have greater empathy than men. Females will outstrip men’s ability in putting themselves in a prospects or employees shoes – especially when talking about family issues and challenges.

Well Mr Trainer I now beg to differ, as does one of my friends.

The Global Financial Crisis is being blamed as the cause of an increase in workplace bullying in Australia since the wake of the recession.

Anyone who has been in the workforce over the last ten years is likely to have heard the word ‘coaching’ being used to describe the skills managers use to support staff.

Australian women universally agree they are making financial sacrifices when choosing to enter motherhood, with almost half of women agreeing it isn’t worth it.

So, how can we be more productive? Well, there are lots of things you can do to not only stay afloat but get ahead, increase your productivity and have fun on the job.