On my way back from Melbourne last week, I sat near a girl who was reading a book called ‘Workplace Magick’. This started me thinking about a lot of things, mostly about how bad things must be at work for someone to hope a book like that might help. Â
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 Have you ever felt that desperate? I know [...]
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Preparing for the ‘Recruitment and Selection Essentials’ workshop later this week started me thinking about the shortcuts we sometimes take when recruiting new staff.Â
Often this is because we’re in such a desperate hurry to get somebody (anybody?) onboard that we are willing to take a risk or two. Â
Here are some suggestions for minimising the risks:Â
Do have [...]
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Those who attended our webinar ‘How to Make Your Good Team Great’ last week already know about our ‘Team Health Check’. (And with our special offer to webinar participants, their requests are coming in fast!)  The Team Health Check has been designed to give you a snapshot of how things are in your team. [...]
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Why is it so hard to get lasting results from team-building activities?
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by admin.
Often when we think a team isn’t as productive as it could be, our first reaction is to spend some money on team-building exercises, often off-site. In my experience, your typical team-buildling challenge or social activity is great for getting out of the office and having some fun together…
What they’re not great for is creating [...]
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Here’s the recording of the webinar held on Wednesday 7 July 2010.
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This question came to mind last weekend, when I had the good fortune to attend ‘Wintersong 2010′ an annual choral workshop held in the Blue Mountains. The weekend revolved around learning and performing diverse works arranged for choir - with 90 other singers from all over the country. Â
Composer and musician, Paul Jarman led us in an amazing workshop. In [...]
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“How to Make Your Good Team Great”
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM AEST
Learn our three steps to having a team that works together productively, even when you’re not there.
Most successful businesses could be even more successful by fine-tuning their teams.
In this webinar we will look closely at what works and what doesn’t, [...]
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In Australia, we have had a recent change of Prime Minister.  Since then, I’ve been reflecting on what we can learn from these events in terms of having effective teams.Â
1. People want to be included in decisions that will affect them. The mining industry is just one example. The new PM, Julia Gillard, has recognised this, saying “I seek [...]
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My car currently has a small niggling problem that’s not serious, but I know I should do something about it.  Perhaps you’ve had a similar experience, with a car, computer or other technology?
Have you ever had the same sort of nagging thoughts about your team at work? Things are running smoothly, but you know they could probably be even [...]
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Many businesses are blessed with highly motivated and engaged staff who are industriously working toward their strategic goals. Working as a team comes naturally to these employees and they are keen to find ways to work better together.  I was fortunate enough to work with one such team recently to fine-tune their team performance.
Process
All five members of the team [...]
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