Eyes are amazing things and so much of our world is communicated to us through our sight. It’s incredible to think that such important part of the human body is so delicate, and we only have two!!
Did you know…
The average blink lasts for about 1/10th of a second.
One of the reasons for optimism regarding the Australian economy can be seen in the Transport and Logistics sector where Industry experts have forecast there will be a twenty six per cent increase in the demand for Logistics and Transport professionals over the next five years.
Selecting and hiring the right person for your company is an art form. If you do it well, you’re virtually assured of success in business. Whether you're looking to recruit direct or contract labour hire, wading through a pile of resume responses is daunting, and screening applicants feels like an awful task that takes you away from what you do best.
The transparent nature of today's workplace provides challenges for both employer and employee. Engagement is a shared responsibility and in the more successful workplace environments employers and employees embrace an organisational culture to create a high performance team with a competitive advantage.
The Shell-operated Prelude FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas) platform is the world’s first floating platform and also the largest ever offshore facility to be constructed.
At nearly half a kilometre long, over 100 metres tall and made using 260,000 tonnes of steel, the joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell, KOGAS, and Inpex cost around US $13 billion.
Different types of leadership styles exist in work environments. Advantages and disadvantages exist within each leadership style. The culture and goals of an organisation determine which leadership style fits the firm best. Some companies offer several leadership styles within the organisation, dependent upon the necessary tasks to complete and departmental needs.
Let me paint a picture for you. You’re 28. You haven’t had the chance to go and study. You are working 9 – 5 in a job you like but feel stuck. You just keep going at it each day expecting something to change. Complaining along the way about how unhappy you are.
You see, when you are tasked with having to screen 100 or more resumes a day for a single job, and you’re trying to fill multiple jobs at the same time, you look at resumes differently than someone who has the luxury of reading 5 or 6 resumes cover to cover for one job, or someone who has never screened a resume in their life.
Unfortunately, imposing disciplinary action on an employee for taking sick days can get you into a lot of hot water. The key message here is that sacking a person for taking too many sick days is probably going to land you in trouble.
Here are some ideas to help you deal with a regularly absent employee, who you suspect is abusing their entitlement to sick leave.
Being able to openly communicate with your colleagues will create great working relationships that will be fun and in turn lead to high productivity.
If there is one bad apple, it can hurt the enthusiasm of the entire office. So what is open communication? In a nut shell, open communication occurs when all parties are able to express ideas to one another, such as in a conversation or debate.
