The Empowering Internet Safety Guide for Women One of the readers of my blog sent me a link to this internet safety guide It includes practical ways to protect yourself from online harassment on sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat and Instagram. It also has useful advice on reporting sexual harassment at work, using online dating…

In a decision earlier this year the Fair Work Commission (FWC) confirmed that all employees should have access to unpaid family and domestic violence leave. Coming into operation from 1 August, modern awards will include a clause that provides for five days’ unpaid leave per annum to all employees (including casuals) experiencing family and domestic violence. This leave…

The People & Culture Podcast is a series of in-depth discussions with practitioners and leading experts on emergent trends impacting on the shape of the future workforce. Recorded late last year (before her appointment as acting head of the South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet) in this in this episode I ask Erma about…

The People & Culture Podcast is a series of in-depth discussions with practitioners and leading experts on emergent trends impacting on the shape of the future workforce. First published in the Mandarin – in this episode I am joined by Dr Tim Baker, a consultant who has written numerous books and worked globally across 21 industries as…

The People & Culture Podcast is a series of in-depth discussions with practitioners and leading experts on emergent trends impacting on the shape of the future workforce. First published in the Mandarin – in this episode I am joined by Gabrielle Sullivan, director of employment and industrial law at Bradley Allen Love lawyers. We discuss why performance…

The People & Culture Podcast with James Judge is a series of in-depth discussions with practitioners and leading experts on emergent trends impacting on the shape of the future workforce. First published in the Mandarin, in this episode James is joined by Peter McIntyre, CEO Engineers Australia. Peter was appointed CEO of Engineers Australia last year after…

Welcome to the first episode of The People & Culture Podcast. First published in the Mandarin, the Podcast features in-depth discussions with practitioners and leading experts on emergent trends impacting on the shape of the future workforce. In this episode I am joined by Tamerlaine Beasley to talk about critical. cross-cultural communication issues. Tamerlaine is the…

First published in The Mandarin in this interview I catch up with Margaret Crawford, the NSW Auditor-General. We talk about insights from her own career, international innovation in performance audits and the upcoming International Meeting of Performance Audit Critical Thinkers (IMPACT) in March. Hi Margaret, thanks for making the time to talk today. You have an interesting…

I am very fortunate to have a limited number of half-price tickets to this two-day, highly interactive The Power to Train workshop run by Dr Rich Allen. I have personally attended Rich’s program and can assure you that whether you are an experienced or novice learning and development professional, you will walk away with easy…

The time of year leading into the holiday season means different things to different people. For many it’s a chance to reunite with family and possibly some travel. For those who don’t have a family or who have recently lost a loved one, the holiday season can be a time of great sadness. Whether staying at work or going away, here are some suggestion to use the next few weeks more effectively and hopefully sidestep some silly-season stumbles.