With the festive season approaching, making sure everyone remains safe becomes even more important. When people are most tired from the year that’s coming to an end, Australia typically sees a spike in workplace accidents and incidences. Serious incidences can leave families, friends, colleagues and communities devastated instead of celebrating the end to the year […]
Good communication has long been regarded as a foundation skill of strong leaders. With communication skills, a leader can build trust and robust relationships. They can successfully develop their teams, improve results and influence others. Core to communication is mastering listening. Why do we all need to listen? Because this is the way we learn, […]
In parts of Queensland and New South Wales, the past 14 months have been the driest since records began to be kept in 1900. For some farmers, this is their fifth or sixth consecutive year of drought and dry conditions, with many struggling to survive. North-west Victoria and eastern South Australia have also experienced well […]
From the chrysalis, the beautiful butterfly is born. From the acorn, the mighty oak grows. Change is one of the few certainties in your life. It can be unexpected. It can feel disorientating and unwelcome, it creates disruption and pushes us out of our comfort zones. It can lead people to feel afraid of what […]
Five lessons in leadership from the Thai cave rescue mission. What does the successful Thai cave rescue mission teach us about leadership? Plenty. It’s a gripping story of how a desperate team pursued outcomes against a rapidly ticking clock and overcame insurmountable odds to achieve their goal. The world held its collective breath during July. […]
A little over half way through 2018 and the statistics are already chilling – 36 women and 9 children have been killed in domestic violence incidences so far this year. In response to an increasing focus on reducing domestic violence, new leave entitlements are set to take effect from 1 August 2018 to enable all […]
Ever attended a training program that didn’t flow or in which you felt confused or bored? Instead of being inspired by the content and taking in new information, you’re watching the clock and wishing that people would stop dragging out the day by asking questions so you could just get out of there? If that […]
One of the most difficult things about creating a strong safety culture is engaging the hearts and minds of everyone in your organisation to take ownership of safety – regardless of their title or job function. Even with excellent systems and processes and an understanding your legal obligations – as behavioural specialists – we know […]
In a landmark decision 3 weeks ago, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission decided to provide five days’ unpaid leave per annum to all employees (including casuals) experiencing family and domestic violence which is defined as violent, threatening or other abusive behaviour by people who are, or have been in an intimate relationship. Whilst the final […]
We work everyday with large companies with diverse groups of learners and talk a lot about what makes good adult learning. How do you build and facilitate really great learning experiences? It’s common to have group of learners in our training who work on the frontline who are technically proficient and may have left formal […]
