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10 Commandments for truly caring leaders

Do you consider yourself to be a caring leader? Self-care and caring for others in your team is the foundation of highly effective, sustainable and innovative teams. It comes down to what leaders do each day. Here are my top 10 “commandments” for truly caring leaders.

How to demonstrate empathy when you ask someone “R U OK?”

Asking R U OK? can be scary. What if the other person replies with a “No”. It’s really important to show empathy and not dismiss their feelings. This short video has my top tips for demonstrating empathy when having sensitive conversations.

Introducing the WorkWell Toolkit for transport industry leaders

The transport sector has been the unsung heroes of the COVID-19 crisis. They have been an essential service that has ensured everyone is able to eat and buy supplies during this volatile period. I was very pleased to be approached by WorkSafe Victoria and to help raise awareness of their WorkWell Toolkit, specifically for leaders […]

Survey: 4 Greatest concerns transitioning ‘back to the office’?

In a webinar that I presented last week, I asked people to answer this question when they registered: ‘What are you most concerned about in transitioning back to the office?’ The 116 employees from 15 industries answered with one sentence. From these 116 sentences we formed a WordCloud to find out the main concerns. As […]

5 One on One Questions for Managers to Support Remote Staff

In a recent webinar I presented, 71% of managers said the most challenging part of the Covid-19 crisis, was not REALLY knowing how their employees are going at home. When pressed further, one person commented that although they saw their people via Zoom most days, they had no idea what was going on beyond this. […]

Covid 19: 7 mental health hacks if you’re working from home

The pandemic is creating significant stress for many people. A number of employees are going to be working from home full time for the first time. Whilst this can sound attractive – it can also freak some people out. They will be asking questions like: How do get anything done at home with the distractions? […]

How to Build an R U OK?365 Culture

R U OK?365 is about always being ready to have authentic and genuine conversations to help others. BUILDING A MENTALLY HEALTHY CULTURE CHECKLIST – DOWNLOAD HERE These conversations can change lives, teams and workplaces. And there’s incredible advantages in having that culture in any organization. The CSIRO has already identified that rising work stress, and […]

3 Questions Future-Ready Leaders Ask

A future ready leader asks themselves these three questions about their team all the time. Question number 1 is, do we feel connected? Question number 2 is, do we have a shared future? And question number 3 is, do we feel safe? Now the reasons behind these questions are incredibly important for high team […]

R U OK?365 – why everyone should follow the Navy’s example

When Gavin Larkin first planned R U OK? Day, our mission was never just about one day of the year. The one day did provide a point of focus, and it has served us well. We will always have one day that we celebrate, but it is not enough. R U OK?’s reach and impact […]

Burnout is not about you, it’s about us

To pretend that mental health issues are solely due to an employee’s inability to cope, is like pretending that our bushfire crisis has nothing to do with global warming. If we pretend that global warming is not happening and don’t address the root causes, our bushfire issues are likely to intensify. Likewise, with employee […]