New study shows loss of productivity in open plan offices – build it into your business case for flexible working arrangements
Posted on 30 July 2010.
With ever-increasing workloads and ever-shortening deadlines, distraction is the enemy of office workers and petition walls can be a great way to shut out the distraction of co-workers, passing traffic and all the activity that goes on in a modern workplace, and thereby improve focus. Open plan offices, however, afford no such protection. In a […]
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“I got sunburned at a nudist beach and can’t wear any clothes”. A list of the most creative excuses to look out for!
Posted on 30 July 2010.
As a manager, having a team member take the day off can be a bit of a hassle, especially as when the pressure mounts, people get stressed and often sick. As a manager you’ll also hear your fair share of excuses, including those excuses that need about ten sentences to make the reason why they […]
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Air traffic controllers shine light on sexual harassment and workplace bullying – how all employers must respond
Posted on 29 July 2010.
News today that two air traffic controllers are seeking damages from their government-owned employer, Airservices Australia, for alleged workplace discrimination and bullying from male colleagues is further reinforcement that we have a long way to go in stemming such destructive workplace practices. Inappropriate behaviours reported by the women who are long serving employees include the […]
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Calling on all the good guys out there – we need your help!
Posted on 28 July 2010.
Last week I attended the Women in Banking & Finance luncheon in Sydney as a guest of Pottinger where The Hon Joe Hockey, Shadow Treasurer, spoke about climbing mountains – personal, professional and physical (last year Hockey climbed Mt Kilimanjaro raising $1.5m in the process for the Humpty Dumpty Foundation) Hockey’s wife, Melissa Babbage – who […]
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Self-Awareness: A Must-Have for every career. This blog breaks the concept down, tells you how to achieve and grow your self-awareness with proven strategies and insights from many women
Posted on 28 July 2010.
I’m pretty sure most of us have worked with, or worse, worked for a person with poor self-awareness. Isn’t it difficult? Whether it’s outright poor behavior or something subtler like asking questions in a way that prescribes and limits the possible answers, I think self-awareness is critical in achieving a rewarding career. And it’s essential […]
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Communication skills and focus areas: direct from successful corporate women to you. Highlights from the conversation happening on the sphinxx LinkedIn group
Posted on 28 July 2010.
I’m really excited about the sphinxx successful women LinkedIn group, because there are all kinds of discussions, ideas and experience swapping going on. Recently, Hilary Thompson started a discussion about communication, asking the sphinxx network what they would like to see from a communications workshop. There has been a great conversation happening ever since about […]
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