Mediation in the Workplace

I came across this interesting article and thought that my readers may benefit from it.

By Stewart Rainnie*

When conflict in the workplace impacts on productivity or the welfare of employees, strong action is required Some conflicts can be resolved without the need for a third party, while others require alternative action. Mediation . . . → Read More: Mediation in the Workplace

Resilience- What qualities does a resilient person have?

I was fortunate enough to attend a workshop that was run by iNSPYR during the early part of this year on “Building Resilience in Individuals”. I had been through a difficult phase during my employment, and I needed to learn how to take control of myself and “bounce” back.

The two day workshop . . . → Read More: Resilience- What qualities does a resilient person have?

Selection

Selection is the process of assessing applicants and making a selection decision and job offer. Effective selection strategies should result in employing the best person for the job. When working in the service industry, such as supporting people who have a disability, this will also result in a higher quality of support to . . . → Read More: Selection

Recruitment

Recruitment is the process of advertising the availability of a job vacancy, and encouraging appropriate people to apply.

Recruitment is a high priority in sectors such as working with people who have a disability, because there is often high staff turnover in this industry. Effective recruitment strategies should result in the optimum person/job . . . → Read More: Recruitment

STRATEGIC THINKING

Nine-tenths of tactics are certain and taught in the books; but, the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool. This is the test of generals. Success can only be ensured by instinct sharpened by thought. At the crisis, it is as natural as a reflex.
T. E. Lawrence
The Science of Guerilla Warfare
“What will give you competitive advantage as a strategic leader?” A corollary question is, “How do you develop the requisite skills in order to gain competitive advantage?”
Military organizations, and organizations in general, are concerned about leadership and leader development. Until the 1980s, the focus was on the direct level of leadership. Only recently has executive level thinking become significant.
A basic premise of Stratified Systems Theory (SST) is that the strategic leader operates within an increasingly complex environment, characterized by greater information-processing demands and a need to solve more ill-defined, novel, and complex organizational problems. Executives must develop skills and cognitive capacities to navigate successfully within such a complex environment (Zaccaro 1996). Strategic leaders must not only possess these capacities and skills but also be able to apply them, and effective application of these capacities requires highly developed self-awareness. Continue reading STRATEGIC THINKING

Doing something versus doing the right thing…

Ever noticed that problems like snowballs can compound over time? They gather misunderstandings and faulty assumptions as easily as snowflakes attract other snowflakes. It takes a single minded focus to unpick the misunderstandings, assumptions and miscommunications and arrive at the original issue.

Even the biggest problems yield to changes if you find the . . . → Read More: Doing something versus doing the right thing…

Why Chief Executives Fail

Professor Jay Conger outlines what companies can do to develop leaders for the times in which management alone is not enough – when only leadership will do By Leon Gettler Jay Conger noticed a trend emerging when he was researching why chief executives fail. Many of them were simply fast-tracked too quickly by . . . → Read More: Why Chief Executives Fail

How to Gain Time and Energy back in your Day

Let’s face it one of the biggest challenges facing busy people today is how to fit everything you need to do into a day. From the demands of raising a family, meeting deadlines at work, giving quality time to a relationship, exercising, looking after your health and taking time-out each day for yourself . . . → Read More: How to Gain Time and Energy back in your Day

What is DubLi

DubLi is a next generation internet shopping venue providing you with the opportunity of buying direct from well known Australian and international retailers and also giving access to the DubLi auctions.Customers love DubLi‘s bargains on new brand name products that they already know.

 

On 1 March 2010 DubLi launched in Australia and . . . → Read More: What is DubLi

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