productivity+performance
Post War baby boomers: the far-reaching implications for the workforce and economy. How do we garner the knowlege and IP of our maturing workforce? How can Mature Age Workers prepare for a typically long ‘retirement’ period? Our Older Workers program addresses some of those issues at its core.
I was conducting a new program yesterday and in one of the sessions a common theme emerged from a number of the groups during an exercise. Ageism. In discussing the issue with a number of participants they firmly held the belief that their organisation discriminated (consciously or unconsiously) against older members of the team. I … Read more
Daniel Pink is brilliant in this exposition of what motivates people. And the graphic facilitation is way cool, too. So, if we know this stuff, why do we keep sticking to the old paradigms thinking they will work? We have to get the message out there. Use some of that strategic planning time to look … Read more
Calling all Regional and Rural people. Here is an outstanding opportunity to apply for a comprehensive and proven Leadership Development program. It’s run over 17 months and is not for the faint-hearted but looks like a brilliant program to enable you to build your leadership skills in ways which will benefit the rural and … Read more
These days, many of us are interacting on an international level. Sometimes that can provide challenges when the standard English translation dictionary doesn’t have an equivalent for something like ‘learning curve’. Problem now solved! Here is a specific translator for Human Resources and Payroll terms. It can be a godsend for those who … Read more
If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? John Wooden
IPAA NSW (Institute of Public Administration) is hosting a one-day conference on THURSDAY July 22. The conference is expected to provide an exciting and topical program including keynote addresses from notable politicians, as well as national and international speakers. If you are interested in the cost of delivering services improving community views and service delivery … Read more
Key tips from Gihn Perera. Create your newsletter – short and sweet better but HAS to be high value content. Subscriptions to newsletters dropping but blog subscriptions increasing. Post to your blog – post at least weekly, prepare a batch of posts in one go and schedule their release dates, cut and paste from your … Read more
No matter what our role, it’s increasingly a challenge to fit everything in. Multi-tasking is great but it often means we get less done even though we manage to start and attend to a lot of things that need progress. I was reminded today of Charles Schwab’s enduring formula for managing productivity: The … Read more
Do people retain what they learn? It’s a continual struggle to prove the value of learning let alone validate whether someone not only learned from training but are actually applying it. In my personal and professional experience of courses, workshops, seminars and other learning odes, most people learn but few actually do anything … Read more