A number of years ago I watched a deeply moving play exploring an old man’s experiences during the disorientation of his dementia. Perth based performers Arielle Gray, Chris Isaacs and Tim Watts provided a beautiful, thoughtful insight which was incredibly touching. I am sure I wasn’t the only person who left the theatre in tears! The play begins with a sad elderly man watching television. At sunset he becomes
Bullying is the attempt to oppress, torment, domineer or coerce someone else. It can take many forms such as verbal threats, insults and cyberbullying. These behaviours have deeply harmful and sometimes deadly consequences. Sadly bullying is not something that all people grow out of once they reach adulthood, so keeping employees safe from this kind of unkind treatment at work is a current and serious concern. At just 14 years
Maybe you have worked alongside them or have hired them. Perhaps you have been impressed by their drive, ambition, intelligence, and charm. We're talking about what Dr Robert Hare, pre-eminent authority on psychopaths, calls a corporate psychopath: a "nonviolent person prone to the selfish and remorseless use of others." Manipulative, ruthless, callous, often smart and charismatic, they are unable to feel empathy or guilt. Psychopaths can wreak havoc in
