I hope by now you’ve heard about R U OK? in your workplace or from one of your friends. In the instance that you haven’t, R U OK? is an organisation which is about preventing suicide in Australia. The premise is simple- a conversation can change a life. By connecting with friends, colleagues and loved ones and simply talking about what’s happening- suicide can...

Generational differences- is it something we should be focusing on now? There is a lot of talk about the different generations these days and how we in HR manage the situation. Previously, when employees held the power in the market we witnessed organisations scrambling to train their boomer and even Gen X Managers on how to manage Gen Y. Now since the GFC people...

On Monday I returned from a long overdue holiday break. Taking regular leave is really important to me. Just like working from home- but a longer, complete break away from having to face the music. Previously I’d taken a holiday every six months but it’s been over a year since I took leave this time and it was showing. People were even starting to say how...

Wow what a whirlwind the past two weeks has been! I have some explaining to do so here goes. So I last left you with MC Hammer. Now, some were disappointed that MC Hammer didn’t come out wearing hammer pants, dancers and music playing in the background. He is still going by the name ‘MC Hammer’ but a very different man appeared on the stage. Dressed in a suit...

Tonight I’m a bit excited because Social Media Club Sydney is hosting an event tonight with special guest- MC Hammer! Social Media Club Sydney is the local chapter for http://www.socialmediaclub.org/ and it’s essentially a place for a diverse bunch of people (including people like me who don’t work in marketing or advertising) to get together for a drink,...