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And why that’s not your fault. I am the eternal optimist in my family and offer encouragement at every turn, so why would I say such a negative thing about your New Year’s resolutions? The reality is that our environment does not support change for the better. Let’s look at the most common resolution. Most people want to lose weight but find it difficult over the long haul. Unless you have near steel-like will, it becomes almost impossible to sustain. What’s more, the dieting

This week’s post is about what it is like to work in a Respectful workplace. We have seen the fraudsters and the malevolent managers, what about decent places to work in? What does it feel like? All the signs I am about to give you relates to any type of workplace, from luxe retail to factories to fast driven industrial kitchens. Why? Because it is always down to the management.   First of all, you will feel equal to your manager/supervisor. There is no power gap, with power

Have you ever worked in a place that slowly wore you down?Where your confidence shrank, your mood changed, and you stopped recognising yourself? I have seen this for over 40 years in my work with people who felt drained, overwhelmed, or pushed beyond what any human nervous system can endure. This is something I wish more people knew: You are not weak.You are not failing.Your system is overloaded. Toxic environments, constant pressure, unrealistic expectations and unkind beha

This type is easier to identify from the smooth talking Mediocre Managers, although they can give the smooth touch when they want to. This type is the Tyrant Manager. They look for specific expertise in a new hire, then load up the worker with other jobs in the organisation soon after they arrive. They do this obviously to save money. But its deeper than that. They have total control over you. They know this as you haven’t rebelled at the first incursion of your personal spac

If you are an employee or a contractor and you just can’t believe the decisions that are being made, you are in the middle of a wreck. And stupefyingly, this is created by your manager(s). The responsibility of managers is a duty of care to you and to others in the organisation. That is, to look after you. They also have the burden to serve clients and make a profit.   Let me describe the 2 most prevalent types that you will or have encountered so that you can make a decision

Change is hard to do. There has to be motivation for that change and when it is not there, change fails. So how can we go about ensuing that you have the real change? Lets take a look at your motivation, as it is this factor above all else that prompts change. And how do we get to a place of motivation. The easiest way to think about this is to examine the reason(s) why you want to do things differently for your personal transformation. Negative energy is where most people a