In common organisational parlance, we speak of ‘risk managers’ and ‘risk divisions.’ In reality, risk can only truly be managed through an organisation-wide effort. Executives and other workplace leaders must actively pursue cultural change in this area to ensure all members of their teams are aware of the steps they must take to effectively manage […]
READ MOREPutting the Pieces Back Together: Adapting to the COVID Normal
While most businesspeople accept that our future of work will be one typified by disruption, it is safe to say that a global pandemic was not envisaged. COVID-19 has done more than force its way into our plans; it has torn them up and forced us back to the drawing board. The macro-level impacts are […]
READ MOREPandemic-Level Anxiety: Men’s Mental Health During COVID-19
Men’s mental health is beginning to receive the attention that it deserves. Thankfully, this has enabled us to develop a firmer grasp on the scope of these problems and how we can go about managing them. Despite these advances, the Coronavirus pandemic has sparked a range of further issues that we are yet to grapple […]
READ MOREThe Office of the Future: Returning to Work Post Lockdown
The easing of some of Australia’s harshest lockdown measures is a good sign when it comes to getting back to work. As the curve flattens and our grasp on the virus strengthens, the possibility of returning to normality increases. This ‘normality’ we speak of, however, is like none other before. Coronavirus has established a new […]
READ MOREFighting the Survival Instinct: CSR in Changing Times
When human beings sense danger, their survival instincts kick in. As businesses are collections of human beings, it makes sense that their survival instincts are projected upon the organisations they work for. While these instincts may be natural, they are certainly not preferable. Executives must maintain their commitment to corporate social responsibility, even when every bone in their body is telling them to take the easy […]
READ MORETaking off the Training Wheels: Unique Capacities that can Develop in Isolation
At the office, many people can fade into the furniture. Even though they may be hungry to learn, they can end up being carried by other employees. In many ways, COVID-19 presents an opportunity to your team members; it is an invitation to rise to the occasion. Working from home is a unique opportunity to grow as both an […]
READ MOREA Showcase of Womanly Strengths
Men and women are different. While they are equal in their status as human beings and deserve exactly the same entitlements for doing the same job, that is not to say that different genders have different strengths and weaknesses. Coronavirus spells out exactly when women leaders are at their most valuable. “One of the criticisms […]
READ MOREA Break to Think: Using Isolation for Self-Care
In human history, when has there ever been an expectation that we work from home, relax and only leave the house for food and exercise? At the best of times, our lives are intense. Now, we’re in the midst of enforced time off. It’s a chance to take stock, focus on ourselves and come out the other side of this pandemic with […]
READ MORELeading from the Screen: Building Trust with Remote Workers
Seeds of doubt begin to germinate in times of isolation. When employees are disconnected from the wider world, particularly their workplaces, panic can suffocate reason. Executives must establish new lines of trust and communication with remote workers during the coronavirus crisis to ward off the all-consuming effects of loneliness. Like many Australians these days, I […]
READ MOREPlanning for the Future in Spite of the Present: Learning in times of COVID-19
There aren’t many things that the entire world stops for, but the outbreak of global pandemic is, rightfully, one of them. Executives everywhere are having to put their plans on ice. We haven’t experienced disruptions like this since World War II. But executives can’t let their visions grind to a halt. We will survive the Coronavirus and we must […]
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