Daniel Goleman’s 1995 bestseller, ‘Emotional Intelligence’, attributes a range of exceptionally positive qualities to people with high EI. These include better social skills, leadership qualities and negotiating abilities, among other things.
Having high EI is also found to predict better job performance and greater career success.
Whatever your occupation, it pays to be productive.
The best way to achieve this is to become an expert in time management.
In this post, we share seven habits that can help transform even the most devoted procrastinator into a reliable workhorse.
The Australian Government has been widely praised for its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
It has won plaudits for both the public health measures implemented to combat the virus, as well as policy measures intended to limit the economic fall out.
The centrepiece of the government’s economic response is the JobKeeper Payment.
At the risk of stating the obvious, it has been a stressful time.
Not only are we living through a once in a century pandemic. To make matters worse, the measures we have taken as a result have destroyed the economy. Not to mention our social lives.
If you are feeling a little stressed, well, that is normal.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major economic crisis.
Like most countries, Australia opted for an unprecedented public health intervention to protect people from the pathogen. So far, it is working. Compared with other parts of the world, the rate of transmission and number of deaths remains low.
The corona-virus outbreak has taken a sledgehammer to the Australian jobs market.
While unemployment increased only slightly in March, it looks likely that many more Australians will lose their jobs in coming months. The government’s own Treasury figures are forecasting an unemployment rate of 10% by the middle of the year.
With the corona virus outbreak threatening to overwhelm our health system, many of us are choosing to self isolate.
For others, it’s only a matter of time before we’re told to stay home.
This will mean an enforced layoff for some workers, such as those in hospitality.
Effective recruiting is essential to the success of any business.
The right team can make a good business great and a great business exceptional. On the flip side, unpleasant or dissatisfied staff and a toxic workplace culture can derail even the best businesses.
It seems that every month brings a new suite of stories concerning data breaches and hacking attempts at besieged organisations across the world. In May 2019, hackers targeted the US Customers and Border Protection Agency, stealing photos of travellers and license plates related to about 100,000 people.
The perils of workplace stress
Some degree of stress is natural and even beneficial: it keeps us on task, helps us determine what our priorities are, and contributes to a healthy sense of motivation. However, it’s all too easy for stress to get out of hand.
