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Managing Your Terrorists! Dealing with Poor Behaviour in the Workplace

Engaging in appropriate challenging conversations remains difficult and dangerous territory for many managers. Too often our concerns about the bad behaviour of certain staff members, particularly those who are good at their job or have specific expertise, go unaddressed. As managers we strive to be quick to praise and promote positive results and outputs but we’re not always as keen to challenge negative behaviours and poor attitude

What ‘Charges’ You?

Some time ago I started talking to a number of my clients about ‘charging’ behaviours. We live in a world of high drain devices, mobile phones, cameras, laptops and tablets and it seems we end up spending a lot of time looking for the right USB or power adaptor to keep our devices ‘fully charged and ready to perform’! I had the passing thought that with all the different plugs and connections

Motivational Fit – ‘Checking-in’ With Yourself to Take Charge of Workplace Engagement!

There are many factors that influence engagement, success and workplace satisfaction. Aligned values and culture fit, salary, location and work/life balance, to the team and manager all play a part. Engagement is ultimately a psychological construct and the better you manage risk around ‘fit’ the higher the likelihood of success and strong performance.

NZ Market info and a few coping strategies

The current situation is likely to last months rather than weeks so we are likely to see more people being asked to work from home and an increase in nervousness around group contact and social gatherings.

Isolation has been shown to have a detrimental effect on mental health. In an environment where we will spend more time at home and less at work and around friends and colleagues, here are a few tips for ‘staying okay’…

I’m Okay – You’re Okay

We really are one… thinking about mutual respect in our relationships, both business and personal.

Human Resources – SWAT Team or Community Constable?

A client recently said to me that he had gone off the term ‘Human Resources’ as he felt that it reinforces the tendency to ‘objectify’ the people in the business. He said that HR people seem to forget at times that their role is actually to “resource the humans not treat the humans as resources….”

Shaken Awake! 4 Year Later

As a species, for the most part, we are naturally inclined toward achieving equilibrium, a sense of calmness and composure, of control and balance. In our home and work lives we tend to appreciate some routine and familiarity.

Is the Performance Review the Only Time You Celebrate?

It’s my birthday month and a time for celebration. I look forward to a party, presents, reflections and some memories from younger years. When taking some time to reflect I also realise that there are many events from the preceding months which also gave an opportunity to celebrate – yet some of these passed by, eclipsed by the busy routine of every-day life.