Category Archives: Employee Engagement

Lessons from Mike Shove- CEO CSC Australia

On Wednesday of this week, I was fortunate enough to go along to the 11th Australian Conference on Culture and Leadership presented by Human Synergistics, in Sydney. Having recently used the LSI at my workplace, I was keen for a … Continue reading

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Filed under Change Management, Employee Engagement, Events

Employee engagement- can you do it on your own or should you get help?

Happy Monday everybody! I can hear the groans already. Mondays are a bit of a pain but then again, you have to start somewhere. Aside from being a morning person, I opened my mail this morning to find this little … Continue reading

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Filed under Communication, Employee Engagement

Jann Gray- Winner of Best HR Strategic Plan speaks at 2Discover event

Yesterday morning I attended a breakfast seminar which was hosted by 2Discover in at Martin Place. They had organised for Jann Gray, HR director for Ecolab and winner of ‘best HR strategic plan’ to speak, and it gave everyone present … Continue reading

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Contingent workers more likely to suffer mental illness and be harassed

I was reading an article this morning on Science Daily (HT @punkrockHR) which says that according to research by to be presented at the American Sociological Association, employees who are hired as temps, casuals, on contract or even fixed term … Continue reading

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Filed under Diversity/Bullying and Harassment, Employee Engagement

As promised… uni paper on teleworking- interesting read!

The concept of ‘teleworking’ is emerging in the world of work as a flexible form of employment which can provide many benefits to employers and employees. It has been seen to provide benefits to workers through offering employment options for … Continue reading

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Filed under Employee Engagement, Performance Management, Worklife Balance

Flexibility at work. Do you really have it?

I’ve been thinking about flexibility at work a lot lately for two reasons. I’ve been working on a project for women who leave and then return from maternity leave. In reading through research, it argues the importance of talking the … Continue reading

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How to get happy at work

A while back I came across Alexander Kjerulf’s blog (where he calls himself ‘The Chief Happiness Officer) and downloaded his book “Happy Hour is 9-5”. He claims to be the world’s leading expert on happiness at work. With a lot … Continue reading

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Could charity fundraisers be a way of engaging staff during the economic downturn?

Today is Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea which is a fundraiser for the Cancer Council and I organised an event at my workplace today. It’s such an easy thing to do- get your employer to put on morning tea and get … Continue reading

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