“It’s over, the mine’s closing – we’ve got to move.” These were the words I heard one morning at 7:49am when my husband called me from work. Three months later, over 1000 people who worked at the Western Australian nickel mine were out of a job, including my husband. This [Read more…]
Chooseday Message – Achievements
Imagine you have a torch that doesn’t seem to be working properly. Do you simply throw it out? No, you would either recharge the batteries or put new ones in. You don’t judge how well something works when the batteries are totally flat. Recharge those batteries and then evaluate how [Read more…]
Chooseday Message – Marriage
New Year Chooseday Message
Happy New Year! This is the time of year when many people set New Year Resolutions. Resolutions don’t work, and I don’t believe in them. This may come as a surprise, given that I talk about change and achieving new things. Resolutions set you up for failure, and that is [Read more…]
When Fear Grips the Nation
We watched in horror as the drama unfolded in Sydney. It all felt surreal as the television channels played footage over and over. #SydneySiege rallied on Twitter. Comments were coming thick and fast on Facebook. Fear gripped the nation, and paralysed Sydney. The biggest city in Australia ground to a [Read more…]
Attitude
What happens if my staff have a bad attitude?
What do I do if my staff have a bad attitude? Jill Hutchison addresses this question that many managers have. Attitude is influenced by many factors. When we get them right, that is when we have teams that work well together.
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