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16 01, 2018

Playing Nicely In the Workplace Sandpit
Playing Nicely In the Workplace Sandpit

Playing Nicely In the Workplace Sandpit

Otti Ott2018-01-18T17:58:38+08:00January 16th, 2018|HR Consulting Services, Peer Support Products, Training and Development|

Rates of sexual assault and harassment as well as threatening or abusive conduct have been declining in the public sector. Worryingly however, reports of bullying, racism and discrimination are on the increase. The annual WA Public Sector Commission 2016/17 report revealed that 534 minor misconduct complaints were received during that year. Comprising of 969 separate allegations, 64% (621 complaints) were regarding staff behaviour with almost one third of those

Seven Ways to Practice Gratitude at Work

Otti Ott2018-01-18T18:07:25+08:00September 29th, 2017|HR Consulting Services, Peer Support Products|

grat-i-tude: The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. We don't always have control over what happens at work but we do have control over how we react. We can choose to respond to difficult or challenging situations in a way that is uplifting rather than disheartening, constructive instead of destructive. That's where gratitude comes in. When we practice gratitude we are more

Peer Support Project

Otti Ott2018-01-18T18:22:04+08:00May 11th, 2017|Peer Support Products, Training and Development|

Introduction In one of the first studies of its kind with respect to peer support, the Peer Support Project (2011) engaged Delphi methodology to examine peer support programs, including their usage, efficacy and future implications. The Delphi method, increasingly used in fields of social science, acknowledges the value of expert opinions, experience and intuition when full scientific knowledge isn’t available. The project uncovered consensus on a variety of peer