Outplacement: Why and When?
What are the factors I would consider when choosing to provide outplacement support for an individual and how much I should invest? Career Life Transitions have 12 things you might consider when you find [...]
There’s no manual, but …..
Every time we buy a new appliance or a piece of equipment, it comes with a manual. The more complex the gear, the more extensive the manual. Now days, not only do you have a [...]
The Ageing Workforce – a Wicked Problem
According to Wikipedia, “a wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize.” When we look at the [...]
Critical Conversations
Our every interaction with people starts with some form of communication. Although nonverbal communications make up the bulk of how people interpret our message, it is still accompanied by spoken words. When it comes [...]
Challenge Yourself
At 60, I decided to take on a personal challenge, 160 km over 8 days climbing and descending the equivalent of Mt Fuji. Yes, I took on a section of the Bibbulmun Track. [...]
Resilience, Mental Health and Personal Triggers
People are resilient, there is no doubt about that, look back in history and read about the struggles and suffering people have endured. So, the question is “given we are living in probably the most [...]
Focus on what is the same, not what’s different.
When we tackle a new task or reach out to learn something new, we immediately become hyper focused on what we don’t know or what we can’t do in the task. This is losing perspective [...]
Teaming in Times of Geographic Distance
There are many lessons to be learned by companies at the moment, one of the biggest is maintaining a strong team spirit and developing or maintaining a high-performance team. Teams in National or International organisations [...]
4 Tips for Business Continuity After the End of JobKeeper
Jobkeeper has been a wonderful initiative that has enabled many businesses to retain their employment base through the last 12 months or so. It allowed a number of businesses to continue to engage their employees, [...]
Reactive Leadership
We are all very familiar with the world of leadership in a stable environment, we have enjoyed a stable environment for an unprecedented amount of time and been able to create and train people in [...]
Dr Susan Roberts says: