When was the last time you really challenged yourself at work, took on something difficult just to see if it could be done or tried something other people thought was impossible or at least not worth the effort? Has it been a while? It is very easy to slip into a comfort zone at work [...]

Tags: challenge at work, emerging leaders, Karen Schmidt, Leadership and management, Purpose

On my recent trip to Thailand to present at a conference I found myself staying in a room on the 2nd floor. Normally this means you end up with a less than desirable view, something like the car park or a brick wall. This wasn’t the case at the Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok. My room [...]

Tags: employee engagement, Employee morale, Organisational culture, work environment

I noticed this interesting little piece in a recent edition of my “Gardening Australia Magazine” and it immediately brought to mind a situation I have witnessed in many workplaces . . . “Think of the poor insects that step onto the rim of the Nepenthes pitcher plan, then slip to their death into the chamber [...]

Tags: Gen Y, negative influence at work, New employees, Role models, slippery characters at work