How many times have you been told to ‘just be yourself’? Maybe you were going to a job interview, about to do a presentation, or meet someone new. You’ve spent hours reading about crafting your…
The trouble with HR.
We’ve all had to deal with the HR department at some stage in our working life. Whether it’s through the recruitment process, onboarding, Bring-Your-Pet-Day or when something goes wrong. In my vast experience, it is…
Surviving when the boss doesn’t like you.
Have you had that moment at work when you realise your boss just doesn’t like you? Maybe you’ve only worked together a short time? Or maybe a long time and the dynamics have changed, pressures…
Why misogyny and bullying runs deep.
I’ve watched the Christine Holgate controversy with fan-girl obsession since it erupted late last year over her lavish gifting to her Exec team at Australia Post. Last week she broke her silence by delivering a…
Good men speak up.
Today’s marches across the country have been overwhelming. I had tears in my eyes as I watched thousands of women with intense passion and conviction, including Brittany Higgins, plead for justice. It was so moving….
Colleagues hating on you? 4 Steps to revenge.
“It was all happening just because I was breathing” Meghan Markle, 8 March 2021 This resonated with me. Helplessness. Injustice. That feeling that whilst you are trying to simply do your best job, quietly doing…
Pressure to perform? Why perfectionism at work sucks.
We all have to perform at work – that’s why we get paid. And a bit of pressure is normal; drives us to be better, forces us to step up. But is the pressure you…
Is your boss a dickhead, a bad leader or both?
If there’s one thing the past year has exposed, it’s bad leaders…and dickheads. You know the ones: they think working from home is an excuse for their staff to slack-off, continue to run remote meetings…