Have you heard of the 4-day work week?
Read Time: < 1 minute Employees work for 4 days and get paid for 5. Sound like a good deal for the employees right? Right! But it turns out it's also a GREAT deal for their employers.
Time to kill the zombies
Read Time: < 1 minute One of the zombie people practices that is rearing its ugly head again, especially in these times of economic uncertainty, is trying to measure people's value by their productivity.
Traditional Performance Management – Gallup Article
Read Time: 2 minutes In times of stress people revert to what they know, which is why I think we're seeing managers pull out the "No more Mr. Nice Guy" attitude. Elon Musk, anyone?
Mind Reading for Managers® Online Version
This week I had a conversation with the managing director of a Melbourne-based company whom I've only met twice in person. The first time we met was circa ...
Bringing Humanity back to the workplace
If the 20th century was about eliminating humanity from the workplace, the 21st century must be about bringing it back in. It's fitting that I'm attendin ...
This is how to retain employees
Read Time: < 1 minute This is the most definitive and articulate description of generational attitudes towards work that I've seen.
Pay Transparency – a 3-alarm fire waiting to happen
Read Time: < 1 minute A new report from Mercer is making my head spin. It may just be the biggest challenge you face in 2023. It's Pay Transparency.
The disconnect between what people think and what the managers think they think continues to grow
Read Time: < 1 minute People are fed up and they’ve had enough. Some are quitting with nothing to go to, others taking a significant pay decrease.
How to beat skills shortage
I was honored to be asked to contribute to this article with The New Daily but I LOVE Roxanne Calder’s comments. “Regular check-ins with workers are the ke ...
The top reasons people are citing for leaving their jobs today
Read Time: < 1 minute The research is clear
Resistance is futile
Read Time: < 1 minute According to the Australian HR Institute (AHRI), 40% of employers no longer require their staff to show up to the office - ever.
Work from Home Job Opportunities
Read Time: < 1 minute Many job seekers are now searching for ‘work from home’, rather than the industry or function in which they want to work.
