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There is a question that sounds simple, but for many people it is surprisingly difficult to answer. Who are you when you are not working? For some, the answer comes easily. They are a parent, [...]
When most people think about ADHD, they picture someone who is easily distracted, struggles to sit still or finds it difficult to focus. While there is some truth in those stereotypes, they only scratch the [...]
Few conversations trigger us as quickly as being criticised. Someone questions our judgement, challenges the quality of our work, or suggests that we have caused a problem. Before we have fully understood what is being [...]
Why your culture survey may be telling you only part of the story Most organisations can describe their culture. They have values, employee surveys, engagement scores, leadership forums, wellbeing initiatives and carefully written statements about [...]
Australia is discussing skills shortages, workforce participation and the loss of experienced employees. Japan has been dealing with these issues for decades. Japan has one of the world’s oldest populations. Its workforce is shrinking, fewer [...]
Australia is not running out of experienced people. We are running out of effective ways to keep their knowledge, judgement and capability in circulation. In many workplaces, retirement is still treated as a hard stop. [...]
Viktor Frankl noticed something after the Second World War that still has something important to teach us about retirement. As a psychiatrist, he observed that many people did not feel most unsettled when life was [...]
Why yoga won’t fix psychosocial hazards: what leaders should do instead Wellness programs can be good for morale, recovery and culture, but they are not, by themselves, controls for psychosocial hazards. A yoga class, morning [...]
The most reliable service any large corporation seems to provides these days is the customer satisfaction survey. You can spend three days trying to solve a problem they created, be transferred between departments like an [...]
One of the biggest surprises for people moving towards retirement is that work has often been doing more for them than they realised. Yes, work provides income. But it also provides structure, purpose, conversation, shared [...]
There is a question often linked to Carl Jung’s work: why do people suddenly start hating you? For leaders, this can feel deeply personal. One day, someone is cooperative, warm or even supportive. Then something [...]
When organisations think about workforce transition, the focus is often on roles, budgets and headcount. But there is another question that matters just as much: How are people leaving the business? For older workers approaching [...]
Dr Susan Roberts says: