Those lazy, crazy days of summer Down Under… For some of you, that’s already over and you’re wanting to muster your energy. Or perhaps you’re dragging your feet and spirits, remembering how that time floating in the pool, sipping drinks or eating fish and chips (or something equally good), felt all-too-brief. Have you started the […]
You are churning inside – No one realises how angry you are. You’ve exploded in a team meeting and everyone’s ducking for cover. You’ve just received a bad email and instantly responded back with rage. Being angry or caught between two very angry people is debilitating. To be angry is human, but being constantly angry or […]
We sometimes don’t know how stuck we are, until we are finally out of an often self-imposed trough. Passing phase A rut may simply be a lower level of satisfaction than your potential ‘happiness’ but not enough to derail you. It might just be a comfy place that doesn’t give you great joy, but feels […]
A dream job is one that allows you to do something you truly enjoy doing, allows you to achieve a goal or ambition, and is a role in which you’re capable and confident. We think about a dream job, or dream situation that enables us to be financially independent with enough to provide for our […]
Lucky Victorians take the day off and make the most of Melbourne Cup Day. But around Australia it can be a day for a big lunch and fun time for many – yet still somehow classified as a work day. Bringers vs buyers Have you noticed some people always bring lunch while others always buy […]
You are churning inside – no-one realises how angry you are You’ve exploded in a team meeting and everyone’s ducking for cover You’ve just received a bad email and instantly responded back with rage Being angry or caught between two very angry people is debilitating. To be angry is human, but being constantly angry or repressing […]
We continually read about claims from victims of bullying in their workplace, or whistleblowers who report oppressive workplace cultures that condone bullying and discrimination. Bullying alive and unwell Not everyone is sure of what constitutes bullying, sometimes being too quick or slow to label behaviours that ultimately pose health and safety risks, costing companies millions every […]
Our current era may be digital and sexily “disruptive”, but there are undoubtedly widening fault-lines in people’s capacity to cope. One doesn’t even have to step outside the door to perceive how very tightly strung most of us are. Sally Blount in her “Wormhole Decade” piece aptly summarised many of the recent causes. In the wake of […]
