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DISC ADVANCED
Happily DISC delivered everything I hoped for and I am excited to start using it.
Words - Open to interpretation?
Words often become an issue when they are attached to the concept of 'political correctness'; that concept itself is then verbalised with invisible air inverted commas " ".
Stress and Burn-out
The World Health Organisation declared workplace burnout to be an occupational phenomenon.
Pass it on
Employees who feel respected in the workplace are happier, more present and more engaged.
Employees who feel disrespected in the workplace are more likely to be resentful, disengaged and looking to take their talents elsewhere.
“Silence is golden, but sometimes it’s just plain yella”
Your input, your voice and your ears are powerful tools that contribute to the culture that you want, and are willing to accept.
Do you have a mentor?
Asking someone to be my mentor is surely a sign of flattery and likely would be a win-win situation for us both.
Stress Less
Research shows that 90% of Australians need to stress less - with 74% of people reporting being stressed from work.
Are you supportive? Always?
It's easy to be supportive of our friends or when it suits us, my responsibility as an employee is to exercise duty of care for ALL of my workmates, ALL of the time — this starts with support and respect.
Integrity wins
Respect needs trust, trust needs respect and personal integrity should be at the forefront.
Do you add or subtract the energy from the room?
Give people enough support, respect and kindness that they can see past the small energy sapping negatives.
Water is to goldfish as culture is to ..?
Our cultural self helps to define our identity.
Who I am is influenced by my upbringing, my family, life experiences, education, relationships, work experiences, trauma, tragedy, successes and failures.
Goodbye 2018, hello 2019
She said, 'I didn't want to be here, I thought this would be a waste of my time but I thoroughly enjoyed it and it's given me lots to think about'.
Mentally Healthy Workplaces
I struggle to understand how little regard some workers have for others — compassion really shouldn't be difficult.
R U Ok? from the Dog
Let's treat others with the compassion that we would like to receive, we all have vulnerabilities, bad days and periods of high stress and not all of us are lucky enough to have our own Darby.
Respectful Teams - luck or effort?
We are not workplace clones without personalities or peculiarities, we are individuals, who, if we work together, have the capacity to create great teams.
Respectfully, I disagree..
Conflict is healthy. So, a workplace conversation between parties that don't agree should be easy and comfortable — shouldn't it?
Duty of Care
There is NO time in any element of management, where it is ok to sacrifice your duty of care to your staff.
