Most when asked this question would usually say it could be money, safety, security or pressure that drives employees at work.

When a wide ranging study of employee motivation was conducted by Professor Teresa Amabile from Harvard Business School and Psychologist Steven...

In the book Stronger,  Everely, Strouse and McCormack explore the science behind resilience.

Five factors are identified that combine to unlock deep reserves of personal power.

Ever wonder why professional athletes, surgeons, first responders perform remarkably when unde...

Most when asked this question would usually say it could be money, safety, security or pressure that drives employees at work.

When a wide ranging study of employee motivation was conducted by Professor Teresa Amabile from Harvard Business School and Psychologist Steven...

In recent months I have been more intimately involved in the New South Wales Council amalgamation process.  Over the last few months, together with a colleague from the IR world, I  have been meeting many of the senior staff associated with the proposed amalgamations....

Recently, for a presentation on Change Management I reviewed the literature on aspects of Change Management vs. Change Leadership.  My purpose was to better understand the emotional and psychological pressures on those responsible for delivering the Change for the orga...

The term  Groupthink was coined by social psychologist Irving Janis (1972).

Groups can enhance our progress but they can also apply pressure that can lead us to avoid evidence and abandon critical thinking.

Groupthink occurs when a group makes faulty decisions, surrender...

In the book Stronger,  Everely, Strouse and McCormack explore the science behind resilience.

Five factors are identified that combine to unlock deep reserves of personal power.

Ever wonder why professional athletes, surgeons, first responders perform remarkably when unde...

Fit for the Future amalgmations will have an impact in the coming months and years for many NSW Councils.

There will be many and varied steps of change both for the organisation and for staff.

This will create uncertainity, mental stress, greater workloads and challenges...

Managers, supervisors and leaders have immediate responsibility for :

* Retention

* Productivity

* Learning and Development

Mentoring can produce better outcomes for all of the above.

Gallup's world wide research into what makes great managers found that the one of the crit...

The NSW Local Government has commenced the Fit for the Future process for all NSW Councils.

Much is centred around the economic benefits for councils, rate payers and communities.

The impact for the staff both through the Fit for the Future process and the amalgmations t...