SBOs, SBLs and AHRI
Recently our Melbourne based talkforce team partnered with AHRI in the Gippsland region to deliver a Strengths-Based Organisations (SBO) and Strengths-Based Leadership (SBL) workshop. With over 50 business leaders and HR professionals from throughout the Gippsland region attending, the conversation was dynamic and insightful. Kim Singline, a talkforce associate and practising psychologist, set up the session by dissecting the generational …
Keeping an Audience engaged
Question: How do you keep your audience engaged when presenting? Christopher Whitnall: Keeping an audience engaged, I don’t think it is as difficult as everyone thinks it is. I think it’s often simple, rather than easy. And therefore, some of the ways that you can do it are, one is to present for the audience. Deliver information that is relevant, …
How do Leaders Motivate Teams?
How do Leaders motivate Teams? Christopher Whitnall: There’s a number of ways in which a leader can motivate their team. One of the ways is that they need to understand what motivates the people in the team: That some people are driven by intrinsic thinks. That is, they are driven by doing a good job or setting their own standards. …
The Barriers of Communication
What are the barriers to communication? Christopher Whitnall: Communication between two people often seems very simple and very easy. Often it is not those things. So in its simplest form what happens is, somebody has an idea in their mind, they turn it into words, they speak those words and the person who they are intending that message to get …
Mental Health Week
How do you keep up mental health in the workplace? Christopher Whitnall: Mental health within the workplace is the responsibility of everyone. It is the responsibility of the individual, and it is also the responsibility of the organisation. At an individual level it is important to be aware of the things that are happening for you. If you know the …
R U OK?
Why should you ask your team, ‘R U OK’? Christopher Whitnall: I think it’s important to ask people at work ‘R UK OK?’ because people spend a lot of time at work and a lot of times there are issues at work that are putting pressure on them. So to check in with people to see how they’re going with their …
What is the one tip you would give leaders in an organisation?
What is the one tip you would give leaders in an organisation? Kim Singline: Be present. Remain engaged. So often today we, as a leader, have people lining up our desk waiting for an answer, and we’re not giving them our full attention. When you’re having a conversation with your staff genuinely listen to them, be aware of who they are …
Associates Day – Connecting our Teams
On Monday the talkforce group came together with associates and the admin team for a day to catch up and connect the teams. Set up in The Dock and hosted by our Founder and Managing Director, Christopher Whitnall and General Manager, Joseph La Posta. We had new faces and old hands in to discuss to some of our new programs, and …
It’s NAIDOC Week
As many of you may be aware, this week is NAIDOC Week. NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in …