Do they or don’t they assist productivity? Is it simply a cheap option for corporates in terms of office space? This debate has been going on for a decade or more.
View article in the Herald Sun, 2009
View article in the Herald Sun, 2010
As I indicated in a previous blog post, the riots and looting in London and beyond are a wake-up call for us all (see “The UK Rocks, but for all the Wrong Reasons”).
Who says that it could not happen here in Australia? […]
It was only a small article in “The Advertiser” (Tues, 19th July, 2011), but it caught my eye.
A survey in the United Kingdom found that most of us lose patience after just 2.5 minutes. At that point of 150 seconds, 60% of us began to show obvious signs of annoyance such as muttering and shifting around, and at 5 minutes, half of the 3,000 adults questioned walked away from a queue such as in the Post Office, waiting for a train, or trying to get into a bar because they felt the anger mounting.
Interestingly, one in three rant at strangers if they are made to wait. And 1 in 6 adults admitted to having a row with a shop assistant.
The triggers that get our dander up include the following: […]
Why do people indulge or participate in gossip? What do they get out of it? How do you stop it? How do you discourage it?
Why Do People Generally Engage in Gossip? […]
“Most people live in survival, not in fulfilment.”
(Tony Robbins)
Much of your happiness and life fulfilment lies in the satisfaction of your basic needs. You have six, in case you didn’t know. Let me tell you about your six basic needs, and let me reiterate that these needs to be satisfied in order for you to find some kind of happiness and some success in life. […]
In coping with stress and in order to ensure that you take preventative measures (prevention is better than cure!), there are a number of things you can physically do. Remember though, that:
What do people usually do when you have been assertive or said quietly what needs to be said or what was on your mind? They usually do the following…. […]
Introduction
THE office clown has always played a beneficial role in the workplace but with increasing worker sensitivity, cracking a joke with a colleague could be seen as discriminatory or bully-like behaviour. […]
How is it that people are now openly talking more about one topic in particular? Is it just me? I suspect not. I’ve certainly observed increasing numbers of my clients asking what might be called “eternal questions”. “What am I here for?”, “What legacy can I leave behind?”, “What contribution can I make to the world?”, “How can I be of service?” and “What is my life purpose?” […]
