Swimming Australia is in turmoil at the moment – there is no other way to put it. An eight month investigation into the performance of our swim team following the London Olympics has seen damning evidence released on the internal behaviours and culture of some of our elite athletes. The accusations include bullying, substance abuse
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Productivity & Profit – The importance of understanding the Total Employee Experience to improve business performance.
A key challenge for many organisations is creating a highly productive workforce and retaining this talent. Research consistently demonstrates that organisations with an engaged and committed workforce have higher productivity and profitability, lower turnover and higher customer satisfaction and retention levels. It is possible for all organisations to achieve this. First, let’s properly understand the
Optimum Consulting: A New Frontier
Regular readers of our blogs will know that Optimum has recently celebrated our ten year anniversary of business. This was a cause of great happiness and mirth for the company in general and it gave me and my team an opportunity to plan the decade ahead. We have some big plans and I hope to
10 Good Career Habits
As my quarterly performance review looms, I sat down the other day and completed some online exercises in relation to performance management, and how one can evaluate themselves. Coupled with an excessive amount of article research on careers and roles, it became apparent what companies’ value in their employees. Below is a snapshot of some
How Gifted Bosses View Their Employees
Just recently a Client referred me onto an article written by Dale Dauten entitled “How gifted bosses hire and de-hire their way to success”. The article is a very interesting read and one I would recommend to any Manager or employer. There is too much insight to share with you in a simple blog but
Appreciative Inquiry – Are You Appreciating Your Strengths?
I sat with a referee the week before Christmas and we discussed at length the various organisational development tools that are being practiced across businesses today. One which I found particularly interesting, is the AI theory, otherwise known as Appreciative Inquiry. I had never come across this method before, however the more I started reading
You Attract What You Radiate
Some time ago, I was introduced to a social theory that has really interested me over the past few years. It was called the “law of reciprocity” and it is a legitimate theory of social behaviour. Basically, the law of reciprocity means that you attract what you radiate; if you are friendly to people, they
‘Tis The Season To Be Jolly
Really? Not from what I saw at the shopping centre on the weekend. In fact you’d think it was the season to be cranky. It seems that many people either don’t think about how they are perceived by others or they simply don’t care. But if you are in the job market this is a
Being Proactive
Earlier this week our General Manager asked us to identify two things we were actively going to complete by the end of this week. It was to be an individual goal set by ourselves, noted by our peers and was something to be followed up at the end of the week. Often time’s people can