Many organisations present a pretty picture to the outside world, but the culture is not so pretty. I find myself often asking if the marketing department of some of the large organsitions in Australia have any link to the reality of dealing with their organsitions. Sometimes that gap is enormous, and I’m left wondering why [...]
Career Life Transitions offers a range of interventions to support your organisation. Below are four key areas in which we are assisting organisations develop their people, engage their people and to demonstrate their company values. The 4 case studies highlight the capability and capacity for career life transitions to support your organisation. Case Study [...]
As one of Western Australians leading companies providing outplacement and career transition support to many local and national companies, we see both sides of the story. If there is one complaint that most people have, when their role is made redundant, it’s not that it wasn’t necessary for the company to make that hard decision, [...]
Our world is allowing us to become more and more disconnected from each other. In Japan they call this ‘hikikomori’ (derived from the verb hiki “to withdraw” and komori “to be inside”) which was coined in 1998 by Japanese psychiatrist Professor Tamaki Saito. The technology, pace and complexity of the world is increasing at a [...]
The current economic climate has caused many companies to face difficult decisions about their workforce. With the need to innovate, redirect to keep ahead of technology, reduce costs and streamline operations, some organizations have opted for the "fire and rehire" approach, which involves terminating existing employees and then hiring new ones with skills sets more [...]
The answers might surprise you; many may be intending to leave sooner than you think, or that you are planning or prepared for. People are looking at world affairs and starting to think ‘now might be the time to scale down and move into the next stage of my life after work. Are you [...]
Career Life Transitions Changing Gears workshops are really gathering momentum in WA, we have now put hundreds of people through the program and I’m being asked ‘what are the benefits to the employees and the business?’ From our every growing experience, we are finding some real trends: 1. People don't really understand Super, [...]
Recently a friend of mine’s role was made redundant, in fact the whole project was shelved and she was given 2 week’s notice. My friend is very well versed in the ways of organisational restructuring, change management and people engagement and her comment to me was: “It was done so badly” I [...]
Everywhere we turn we hear organisations lamenting about leadership, it’s one of the most researched, written about, presented, and spoken about subject in the business world - globally. Where the role of the Manager is very clear, and we have courses on this subject from high school to university, the subject of leadership is [...]
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 yourself in that unfortunate situation where you may need to make roles redundant and consequently let people go. Seniority [...]
Dr Susan Roberts says: