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Aged care Royal Commission – let’s make it count

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

As an industry, we must treat this current scrutiny and the coming Royal Commission as an opportunity for learning and growth. Continue reading →

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Today was a very important day

Posted on November 15, 2017 by

You’d all be aware by now today was a very significant day – the results of the government survey on marriage equality were announced and 61.6% of the Australian people voted yes. The results of this announcement were some colourful … Continue reading →

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Not for profit mergers vs corporate mergers

Posted on February 4, 2016 by

The community not-for-profit sector is buzzing with talk about mergers at the moment. It would be easy to spend a day just talking about why people are considering mergers, and the structural factors at work in the sector at the moment, but … Continue reading →

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Money as a motivator

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

There was a very active discussion in the Linked:HR forum recently about the importance of salary in engaging employees. Lots of experienced HR professionals made comments to the effect that ‘money is not the most important motivator’. This idea is tossed … Continue reading →

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School of Philosophy – week 3

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

More on the School of Philosophy: [Introduction] [Week 1] [Week 2] Week 3 [Week 4] [Week 5] [Week 6] [Week 7] [Week 8] [Week 9] [Week 10] This week I couldn’t make Thursday night, so I went to the Tuesday night class instead. There was a very different group … Continue reading →

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School of Philosophy – week 2

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

More on the School of Philosophy: [Introduction] [Week 1] Week 2 [Week 3] [Week 4] [Week 5] [Week 6] [Week 7] [Week 8] [Week 9] [Week 10] Synchronicity. As I sit here writing this, ‘Young Adult‘ is on TV in front of me (yeah, I know, who says men … Continue reading →

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School of Philosophy – introduction

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

More on the School of Philosophy: Introduction [Week 1] [Week 2] [Week 3] [Week 4] [Week 5] [Week 6] [Week 7] [Week 8] [Week 9] [Week 10] Many years ago a very old and dear friend from the UK came to stay with us for a while. During his stay we … Continue reading →

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