Resilience isn’t just about optimism

Jan 21

Resilience isn’t just about optimism

Often working in HR we see the very best and the very worst of things. We see people being rewarded for excellent achievement and also experience tremendous setbacks, stress and burnout. At the moment, you can’t escape from the tragedy that is happening around in the world. You will have been across the floods in Queensland and now other parts of Australia, but...

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The next stage of employee engagement – Financial Wellbeing

Nov 09

The next stage of employee engagement – Financial Wellbeing

Every now and again I come across something a bit different, and share it because I think people will be interested. You may have read about this in HC Magazine or even heard the reviews from our sister club, HR Club Newcastle. I think most of us in HR are interested in employee engagement and value services like Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) for the support...

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Dream Employers- is the EVP the key?

Oct 29

Dream Employers- is the EVP the key?

Hey there! Apologies for the hiatus. The last few weeks have been busy and full of awesome. You may have noticed I’ve just taken up a contract at Lion Nathan National Foods and I am having the best time working there. I intend to chat a bit about why it is so awesome a bit later, but it is fitting that today’s post is about ‘Dream Employers’. A little while...

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The only definition of a leader, is someone who has followers

Jul 26

The only definition of a leader, is someone who has followers

In creating HR Club Sydney, I’ve been very fortunate to be able to meet a number of very amazing and passionate individuals. I also regularly get invited to events that are happening in Sydney, and am free to write my thoughts on these topics. After all, I don’t make any money from HR Club Sydney, I’m not reliant on boosting traffic to my site and...

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Guest Post from JoelyRighteous- a view from within the business

May 13

Guest Post from JoelyRighteous- a view from within the business

Today we have a guest post from JoelyRighteous (my better half) who works in the media industry. If nothing else, this post shows he has been listening to all the HR crap I talk about when I get home. Alternatively, it does also illustrate again that people are just not going to hang around and put up with sub-par work environments that are disengaging. It seems to...

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