Raised Expectations In the final report of the banking Royal Commission in 2019, Commissioner Hayne described workplace culture as a “root cause” of misconduct in the financial services industry. A prompt regulatory change after the release of the Hayne report was the introduction of additional requirements on ASX-listed companies in the area of ethics and […]
In response to COVID-19, there has been an unprecendented workplace shift as offices close and people work remotely from home. Of course, working remotely presents a whole new set of people risks for organisations to manage. In this webinar Grevis Beard explored various ways to manage scattered teams, remote workers, and the present but invisible […]
This year is tough. It is incredible to think that only four months ago Australia was still coming to terms with the devastation of the bushfires. As Australia’s bushfire season officially closed on 31 March 2020, we were already experiencing the spread of COVID-19 around Australia with virus related deaths already reaching three quarters of […]
In these current times of uncertainty, daily virus updates and general shut-down, I found The Queen’s recent message both inspiring and positive. I hope you did too. But if I might take the liberty (like the late Lord Altrincham) of providing one small piece of constructive advice to our monarch, it would be for Her […]
Since the social distancing restrictions have begun, each day feels like about a week. The speed of changes happening across the economy and broader society mean that day to day life has slowed to a snail’s pace in comparison. I was doing a Wine Zoom with a friend the other night (I quite like the […]
Today is April Fools’ Day and I think that everyone agrees that humour is an essential ingredient for keeping us all sane and grounded in what are very challenging times. That said, it is still important remember that what what you think is a joke, others may find offensive and that the intentions behind the […]