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We spoke with Adam Fennessy, husband, father of three, Victorian Public Sector Commissioner at Victorian Public Sector Commission, to find out more about his experience of championing change in the workplace.
Almost every person I’ve ever coached in the lead up to parental leave has shared with me one of two things. Either, they want the person who’s performing their role to be good…but not quite as good as them. Or, their work is being distributed amongst their whole team…how will they get it back when they return from parental leave?
“I’ve been asked lots of inappropriate questions that are really none of people’s business. For example, a colleague in a different department asked how I’d negotiated to have my wife carry our two children. Specifically, ‘How’d you get out of that one?’
(Laura Mullan, She/Her, PwC)
Resilience is a muscle and one that we need to continue building in 2021. While we would all like to leave the pandemic in 2020, if we fail to address it and implement strategies to mitigate against it, we are going to run the risk of burnout.
All Roles flex has long been heralded as the holy grail of gender equality. And with good reason – it increases female participation in the workforce and aids work life balance. Yet workplaces have struggled, until recently, to mainstream it effectively, with many managers acting as the flexibility gatekeepers for those (primarily working mothers) seeking to balance their paid work with their [unpaid] caring responsibilities.
The stories of racial discrimination that we see here and overseas, serve as a reminder of the responsibilities that come with our unearned privilege. Right now, that responsibility starts with -dadirri – deep listening, out of respect.
Why are working parents reluctant to take any sort of holiday leave in 2020? and should they be?
Research shows that employees who can balance their lives are happier and more productive, with organisations like EY leading the way.
The Grace Papers’ team share the secrets and the science for stress-free start to the day.
Since workplaces and the education system requisitioned our homes last month, just where work and school/learning begins and ends is a mystery. Kids, pets and partners are part of our team meetings (dressed or not); and most of us can’t even remember what day it is. Put simply, the boundaries have become blurred…