Safety and health regulations in Australia stipulate that every workplace must take steps to ensure the physical and mental wellbeing of their employees. Most of us spend at least 40 hours a week at work and a toxic work environment can leave us feeling tired, depressed, anxious and even angry. Ideally, every workplace should be a healthy space to be but sadly, this is not always the case. How
Protect Your Team Members from Being Manipulated Are you being manipulated by co-workers to doubt your abilities and performance? Gaslighting is a contemporary term but underhanded manipulation in the workplace is an old trick that persists in modern Australian offices. Most of us have experienced being ‘gaslit’ by a jealous or resentful colleague. In this article, we explain what gaslighting really is, how it can manifest in the workplace
Trust and collaboration are at the heart of any successful organisation and gossip has the potential to ruin both.Most people have been guilty of indulging in a little gossip at some point. However, gossiping can detract from performance and so also productivity. Whether it’s speculating about a co-worker’s questionable fashion choices or the boss’s new girlfriend, every workplace has its fair share of gossip. However, gossip can be incredibly damaging
