by Paul Chapman | Sep 13, 2024 | Communication, Staff
“When am I getting promoted?” If you’re a manager, you’ve probably heard this question – and sometimes way sooner than you’d expect. Perhaps even from a staff member who’s still finding their footing in their current role, yet already eyeing the next...
by Paul Chapman | Sep 9, 2024 | Culture, Staff
Sexism. Racism. Ageism. And now? Fat-ism. Or, if the word fat offends you, Body-ism, Weight-ism, or Size-ism. A recent article from US consulting firm Gallup talks about the social bias faced by obese Americans. Now this particular bias (like all the others) has...
by Paul Chapman | Aug 30, 2024 | Work
70,000. That’s the number of hours you’ll spend at work over your lifetime. It’s a conservative estimate; I haven’t included the hours you’ll spend commuting, or grabbing a bite during your lunch break. Some sources suggest it could be as high as 100,000...
by Paul Chapman | Aug 23, 2024 | Communication, Manager, Staff
How do you deal with staff members who are difficult or annoying?That question was posed to me this week, by a manager in the building industry. One of their* staff members had called in sick. Yet again. Except they hadn’t called; they’d let the manager know by...
by Paul Chapman | Aug 17, 2024 | Featured, Training
This week I ran one of my favourite workshops – Find Your Edge – with experienced and smart teams from both Liberty Financial and National Mortgage Brokers.You will see a lot of smiling in the video. We did laugh. Who wants to go to a boring,...
