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
As Australia becomes more sensitive to sexual harassment issues in the workplace, managers may be obliged to become more accountable for behaviours that occur under their watch. Sexual harassment in the workplace refers to unwanted sexual attentions that could be physical, verbal, written, electronic or emotional. Men and women are both vulnerable to sexual harassment although there are higher numbers of instances where women tend to be the victims. According
