While a business has a purpose of delivering a service or product and the employees are expected to contribute to this purpose for successful outcomes, not all employees present at work ready for success. An unskilled leader will assume that their concept of success and what it takes to achieve success is the same as […]
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Research of more than 1,300 Australian professionals found: Employers ranked the top two leadership traits as ‘strong work ethic’ and ‘record of success’ however employees ranked the importance of these leadership traits as ninth and eleventh respectively; Employees ranked the leadership traits of communication and team building as second and third in importance compared to […]
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Research (see below for link) of more than 1,300 Australian professionals found:Employers ranked the top two leadership traits as ‘strong work ethic’ and ‘record of success’ however employees ranked the importance of these leadership traits as ninth and eleventh respectively;Employees ranked the leadership traits of communication and team building as second and third in importance […]
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Recently we published a post from an interview with Charles Caldwell, Director of Human Resources for the Hong Kong English Schools Foundation. The topic of that interview was managing change. Today I continue my discussion with Charles with a focus on neuroscience and the role of servant leadership in the modern organisation.I enjoyed hearing about […]
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After seeing Charles present at the HR Summit in Hong Kong, I had the pleasure of sitting with him to discuss ‘the illusion of permanence’ and why change is often a stumbling block for organisations and individuals. As the Director of Human Resources for the Hong Kong English Schools Foundation, Charles has worked with teaching […]
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Carer’s leave was introduced as an employee entitlement in the Australian workplace as part of the Fair Work Act. Under Section 97 of the Act:An employee may take paid personal/carer’s leave if the leave is taken:(a) because the employee is not fit for work because of a personal illness, or personal injury, affecting the employee; […]
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When is a work related event not a work related event and when do the rules of the workplace apply? The rights and obligations of employers and employees can be blurred at times.A function held on work premises, for example, can at times be a private event and outside the scope of an employer’s obligations. […]
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The idea of behaviour being acceptable or otherwise can, for some, be very subjective and often very personal. Sometimes it even depends on the environment and even ‘the times.’Induction and hazing rituals once believed to be necessary to develop resilience and teach respect are now viewed as demeaning and in some situations constitute unlawful, criminal […]
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As a community support initiative, we have been providing leadership training via the St John of God Social Outreach International Health Service Program in East Timor. The Health Manager Program was established to address leadership and management capability among nurses and other leaders at the Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares’ (HNGV) in Dili. St John of God […]
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One Step One Life is a non religious, not for profit charity providing free English education, scholarships, teacher training and safe learning environments to help young Cambodians break the poverty cycle and follow their dreams. One Step One Life at a time.The charity was started in 2014 by Jake, then 19, wanting to make a […]
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