Safe Work Australia reports that stress costs Australian businesses more than $10 billion per year. And research suggests the direct financial impact on Australian business of mental health issues is in the vicinity of $11 billion every year due to absenteeism and reduced productivity from unwell workers*. These are hard hitting statistics.
Read MoreTim Leberecht’s words on a more humane workplace. Sounds like a more more humane world to us!
Tomorrow’s leaders must know how to use vulnerability, mystery, and wonder to create a more human enterprise. But our resistance to romance in business is a huge mistake. Most employees worldwide feel disconnected at work and disenchanted with what they do.
Read MoreFor Tim Leberecht, aka The Business Romantic, it’s within the organisational context that beauty is most needed. Tim was one of the mainstage speakers at the TEDSummit in Banff, Canada in 2016. His talk on “the four principles of beautiful organisations” was received with a standing ovation.
Read MoreIt’s a rare thing, a theatre packed with leaders, people responsible for people in huge corporations, human resources professionals and coaches, all presenting themselves, open to vulnerability – open to becoming half a shade braver.
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