We are in the midst of a great reset. While Covid isn\’t in the rearview mirror quite yet the world has moved on. And let\’s face it, we\’ve got other things to concentrate on. Climate change for one. I just spoke with someone from the Karratha Chamber of Commerce and Industry about speaking at […]
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We are in the midst of a great reset. While Covid isn\’t in the rearview mirror quite yet the world has moved on. And let\’s face it, we\’ve got other things to concentrate on. Climate change for one. I just spoke with someone from the Karratha Chamber of Commerce and Industry about speaking at
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You heard it here first! I\’ve started my new book. This is the big one and will align to my new keynote, 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦-𝘍𝘪𝘵: 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘖𝘋𝘈𝘠\’𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦. I will be covering 6 key themes in both book and keynote: 🔹 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁
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Recruiting people should never be easy, and that\’s precisely the point. In last week\’s newsletter, I talked about the dehumanization of the workforce caused by popular management styles, mentioning the legacies of Jack Welch and Frederick Taylor. Their emphasis on efficiency and performance resulted in dehumanizing the workforce, leading to substandard performance, low employee engagement,
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Gallup\’s State of the Global Workplace report is out. It\’s a sobering read. They argue that the world\’s GDP is going down which will make it more difficult to solve the challenges we are currently facing on a global basis.
On equipping managers to be better managers Read More »
In preparing for a leadership presentation to one of my engineering clients I went searching for updated stats on the skills shortage in the engineering industry. In 2021 Infrastructure Australia predicted that there could be a deficit of up to 105,000 qualified engineers by mid-2023. A quick glance at my calendar told me we have
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Would you welcome a Boomerang employee back? My poll from last week has almost closed and the responses have been incredibly consistent. There is almost an even split between those who say yes and those who say \’it depends\’. I\’m a HUGE proponent in accepting Boomerang employees back. But it extends beyond that. Many people
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Today I read yet another article about a large corporate demanding a return to the office and their employees kicking up a fuss. Here\’s the thing… most people actually WANT to come back to the office (some of the time, for the right reasons). But they don\’t want their employer to DEMAND that they come back to the office.
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This is a HUGE opportunity and, unfortunately, I don\’t see enough companies embracing this largely untapped resource.
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Covid grads (those who graduated during or after lockdowns) love to come into the office, but their managers? Not so much according to several articles by established media last week. I\’ve linked to an article in the The Australian Financial Review (in comments) that says that new grads love the office, seeking social interaction and
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