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Opinion

5 tips for managing difficult conversations in the workplace

- May 5, 2023 2 MIN READ

  Difficult conversations as a business owner can be nerve-wracking – whether it’s managing a difficult employee’s behaviour, performance managing someone or delivering a negative performance review, having a conversation about an uncomfortable topic or negative experience can lead to high emotions, conflict and disappointment, writes Amber Williams, CEO of the Resolution Institute. But there… Read more »

News

How to have difficult conversations on R U OK? Day

- September 10, 2020 2 MIN READ

This year R U OK? is encouraging Australians to learn what to say if someone in their life says they are not OK. With millions of Australians impacted by the coronavirus crisis, checking in on the mental health and well being of loved ones, friends and colleagues have never been more important. R U OK?… Read more »

Features

Courageous conversations key to ending workplace harassment

- May 28, 2018 4 MIN READ

Marcela Slepica, Clinical Services Director, AccessEAP, suggests having courageous conversations is the first step for employers and employees wishing to end workplace harassment. The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) defines harassment as unlawfully treating a person less favourably on the basis of particular protected attributes such as gender, race, disability or age. However, Slepica suggests… Read more »