Practical insights for everyday leadership.
How to run performance management without creating a psychosocial hazard
Content warning: this post refers to a workplace death by suicide. Performance management becomes a psychosocial hazard when it's vague, drawn out…
Read → LeadershipThe conversations you're already paying for
Your leaders already spend hours every week talking with their people. You pay for that time, but in most businesses the value…
Read → Psychosocial safetyHow to demonstrate psychosocial controls, not just a policy on paper
To demonstrate psychosocial controls, you need to show that the people responsible actually applied them, over time. A policy shows intent. Evidence…
Read → LeadershipWe promote our best operators and give them nothing
Most businesses promote their best operators into supervisor roles, then leave them to figure out leadership on their own. But being good…
Read → LeadershipWhy short, frequent conversations lift performance more than the annual review
One conversation a year can't lift performance. By the time it happens, the moments that mattered are long gone. Short, regular check-ins…
Read → Fair processWhat counts as a fair process before dismissal in Australia
A fair process before dismissal comes down to four questions the Fair Work Commission asks. Did you have a valid reason? Did…
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