Being a working parent, whether it is full-time, part-time or as a casual, can be hard. There is the juggling act between an employee’s duties to their employer and wanting to give their children every opportunity and experience before they are too old to not like them anymore. In the workplace there are still some […]
The silly season is fast approaching and the annual work Christmas parties will be starting to happen. The combination of end-of-year cheer and alcohol can create some less than ideal situations for employers. Most employers will start the new year with a ‘forgive and forget’ attitude to the embarrassing dancing or terrible karaoke singing. It […]
Uncooperative employees are hard to deal with at the best of times, but what about when you are actively coaching them? It is not hard to understand why many managers resile from such a task. However, coaching is an integral part of a manager’s role and uncooperative employees are always going to exist. I have […]