Guides
Practical guides for the people part of work
Straight-talking, AU/NZ-specific writing on psychosocial safety, workplace culture, retention, performance and leadership, drawn from Melanie Sisson's 20 years of HR and culture consulting.
The real cost of employee turnover in Australia
The direct and hidden costs of employee turnover in Australia, why leaders underestimate it, and how to calculate your own real number instead of guessing.
Employee retention strategies that actually work in Australia
Practical employee retention strategies that work in Australian workplaces: manager quality, career paths, real listening, fairness and acting on what you hear.
EQ vs IQ in leadership: which one actually predicts success?
EQ vs IQ in leadership: what raw intelligence gets you, where it runs out, and why emotional intelligence tends to be the real ceiling as you rise into senior roles.
Emotional intelligence training: can you actually teach EQ?
Can you teach emotional intelligence? Yes, but not with a one-off workshop. What real EQ training involves, and how to measure whether it actually changed anything.
What actually drives employee engagement (and what doesn't)
The real drivers of employee engagement versus the perks and theatre that don't move it, and where to focus if you want engagement that lasts.
What is a culture survey, and what does a good one measure?
What a culture survey is, what a good one measures, and the pitfalls that make most of them a waste of everyone's time. Plain, practical guidance.
Leadership training that works, and the kind that wastes money
How to commission leadership training that works: what good looks like, the red flags in a polished proposal, and the questions to ask a provider first.
Psychosocial hazards training: what your managers actually need
What psychosocial hazards training should teach frontline managers versus execs, why compliance e-learning alone fails, and how to spot training that works.
Psychosocial safety in New Zealand: an employer's guide
How New Zealand handles psychosocial risk under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, what WorkSafe NZ expects, and how it differs from Australia.
