“We’re trying to get things back to normal, but it feels like a lot of my staff feel a bit stuck at the moment. They have a massive workload, and we are trying to make the hybrid workplace work and still not where we need to be yet.” This came from a conversation I had […]
I am very lucky to live in a wonderful place that is close to the beach and has incredible places to eat. One of our family’s favourite places to eat is Pilu/Acquafresca because of the authentic Italian food. I have known Giovanni Pilu for over 15 years, we met when our daughter started school together. […]
A very close friend of mine, Bud Matkowski, passed away this week. He was a friend that I met whilst studying Native American survival and philosophy 30 years ago in the US. Over the years we stayed in touch with me traveling to visit him (including doing a Vision Quest on his property) and him […]
As the Easter break finishes many people are starting to go back into the office. The fear of COVID and isolation is becoming a distant memory as Australia and many parts of the world have high vaccination rates and we head into herd immunity into the future. I spoke with a supervisor who mentioned her […]
I was speaking with a leader who commented about how difficult it was to retain and attract good staff. When I asked him what their approach was to flexible work policy, he hesitated and mentioned, ‘We have not yet decided what our approach will be, but some of the executives are pushing to have everyone […]
As many of you know I am a very loyal Qantas frequent flyer. I normally spend many days flying around Australia, Asia-Pacific and the world speaking at conferences and working with leading companies to help leaders mobilise their people faster. I had a very interesting thing happen last week. A Qantas flight that I was […]
I had a great conversation with a leader last week who was struggling with how to balance their staff working in the office or remotely. Her challenge was she had many customer-facing roles that required them to be available to clients in person whilst having other staff that were in roles that did not require […]
With people back in the full swing at work, many leaders have had their staff start coming back to the office. This has created a bit of a buzz and people are starting to enjoy the company of other people and the collaboration that it brings. I spoke with an Executive Leader who was surprised […]
I had an interesting session with a Senior Leader this past week. She was talking about the challenge that she has dealing with a lot of issues across her organisation. Her staff are pushing to get more flexible work from home time, some of the younger staff have resigned because they were offered jobs with […]
With the rain was pelting down this morning across Sydney, we braved the weather to head to the International Women’s Day Breakfast sponsored by Hands Group. I was looking forward to being back at a live event that had people in the audience and speakers on the stage, which was wonderful to be at! With Peter Baines […]
