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What Really Keeps CEOs Up At Night? Leaders Aren't Ready
DDI has published its Global Leadership Forecast 2014/2015 "Ready Now Leaders - Meeting Tomorrow's Business Challenges" which surveyed over 13,000 leaders to learn more about what really keeps CEOs up at night.
The survey report covers the latest data exploring areas including:
- What Really Keeps CEOs Up At Night - Leaders Aren't Ready
- Drivers of Crucial Leader Outcomes – What Experiences Matter Most?
- Which Countries Make the Grade in Leadership Readiness, Which Industries Are Rising, Which Are Falling?
- Leadership Readiness in VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) Environments
- Critical Leadership Skills – Is What’s Important Is Being Ignored?
- Millennials – From Generational Differences to Generating Growth
- Leadership Analytics – How HR Can Use Big Data to Provide Big Value
Check out the video for a quick tour of the key findings:
 
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How to cope with traumatic news - an illustrated guide from the ABC
The era of 24-hour news brings traumatic events directly into everyone's lives. The ABC's Lucy Fahey has produced an illustrated guide on how traumatic events can affect people, especially children, and some strategies for coping. Sources and more information
The information in the illustration is drawn from the following articles, which also contain more details about the research behind the suggestions provided:
24-hour telephone counselling
If you or someone you know needs support, call:
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Shifting Gears For Workplace Wellbeing -
In Conversation With Mark Haley, Border Express
In the first of our series of client profiles, Janet McCulloch, Managing Partner of Leadership Dimensions, chats with Mark Haley about learning and development, change and managing mental health in the high pressure transport industry. Here's a preview of the interview you can read in full on our blog:
It's said that only 1 in 3 men are even prepared to admit they have a mental health challenge, and it’s probably fair to say that women working in a male dominated environment are less willing to speak up also. Why do you think that is?
When you start to delve into mental health and its impacts, the stats become frightening. Through my personal experience I’ve become more aware and considered around my attitudes and approach, I listen and notice more and what I’ve seen is that people are reluctant to admit that they are not ok - the reality is all of us at some point need support. The real issue though is that when they do need support, people are not sure how to respond and that contributes to people's reluctance.
In a transport and logistics business, what are your specific stress and wellbeing issues and how do you see these manifest in your workplace?
I think when it comes to wellbeing, our work and personal lives are intertwined and it’s virtually impossible to separate the two influences. Invariably people bring to the workplace what’s happening in their personal life and what’s happening at work impacts them at home. So setting all the personal issues to one side, our industry is a competitive, time dependent, heavily regulated and diverse workplace: all of these requirements impose a level stress on all of us. For our drivers, customer service is key, meeting timeslots is essential and when they get stuck in peak hour traffic, for them that’s a stressful situation. Our allocating team have hundreds of customers that rely on them to coordinate pick-ups and deliveries in real time day in day out. That for some people is stressful and our customer service people are often challenged by customers that are not happy with our service. Imagine taking those calls all day.
Then add concerns with family, mortgage, bills and all of a sudden everything gets a little overwhelming.
The issues manifest in staff turnover, productivity, bullying and harassment, damage to freight or property etc. - I’d suggest not dissimilar to other industries. The effects are tangible, more often than not it doesn’t just affect an individual, it will grow and impact a team or a branch - from a leadership perspective, stress and wellbeing issues can be contagious and impact a whole workplace.
Read the full interview here.
Mark is the National Organisational Development Manager at Border Express.
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 Dealing With Stress Programs
Stress comes in many forms, sometimes positive and useful for peak performance, and sometimes counterproductive when built up over a period of time.
Stress shows up as higher absenteeism, higher Workcover claims, poor performance, bullying behaviour, harassment, and a negative, toxic culture. Whilst most companies have preventative safety programs, they fail to provide managers with an understanding of what happens to a person when affected by a critical incident or cumulative stress at home or at work and what to do about it.
Leadership Dimensions programs for Dealing With Stress include:
- A Manager’s Role In Reducing Stress
- Preventing Change Fatigue
- Outside What’s Normal – Managing Extreme Stress Reactions
- Emotional First Aid – Conversations With Colleagues That Really Count
- Leading Others Through Change
- Peer Support Programs
Download our 'Dealing With Stress' course outlines or visit www.leadershipdimensions.com.au/stress
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Recorded at TedWomen, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions — and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite.
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Get Moving On Your New Years Resolution to Upskill!
Our National Training Schedule & Funded Training Opportunities
In addition to running customised programs for organisations, Leadership Dimensions has launched a new sister brand, Workplace Dimensions, to offer individuals and small groups the best intensive, industry focused, nationally recognised training available.
We also have funding available in some states for Certificate IV programs - you or your organisation may be eligible. Click here for more info or email info@leadershipdimensions.com.au
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The Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety (BSB41412) is a nationally recognised qualification training you to identify hazards in the workplace, assist with responding to incidents, assess and control risk and consult on work health and safety issues.
5 DAY PROGRAM - $1,795
BRISBANE
Funded places available through Construction Skills Queensland- if eligible, refundable deposit of $395 applies
16-20 Feb 2015
18-22 May 2015
24-28 Aug 2015
23-27 Nov 2015
ROCKHAMPTON
Funded places available through Construction Skills Queensland- if eligible, refundable deposit of $395 applies
23-27 Mar 2015
TOWNSVILLE
Contact us for future dates.
SYDNEY
4-8 May 2015
14-18 Sep 2015
MELBOURNE
16-20 Mar 2015
19-23 Oct 2015
CANBERRA
Funding available - $595 if eligible
13-17 Apr 2015
1-5 Jun 2015
17-21 Aug 2015
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Want to be a trainer in your area of expertise? Gain the skills to train people, in one-on-one, group and classroom settings and make sure those you’ve trained meet the required learning outcomes, including to the level required by national standards.
5 DAY PROGRAM - $1,595
CANBERRA
Funding available - $495 if eligible
2-6 Feb 2015
25-29 May 2015
9-13 Nov 2015
MELBOURNE
Funding available - $335 if eligible
9-13 Feb 2015
20-24 Jul 2015
12-16 Oct 2015
BRISBANE
9-13 Mar 2015
22-26 Jun 2015
14-18 Sep 2015
7-11 Dec 2015
SYDNEY
15-19 Jun 2015
7-11 Sep 2015
30 Nov - 4 Dec 2015
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 Are you a TAE-qualified trainer? Learn to assess the current LLN needs of your learners and customise training to meet those needs. The Adult Language, Literacy & Numeracy Skills unit will become a compulsory core unit to keep your qualification current.
1 DAY INTENSIVE - $295
MELBOURNE
23 Apr 2015, 5 Aug 2015
BRISBANE
20 Apr 2015, 6 Aug 2015
SYDNEY
21 Apr 2015, 11 Aug 2015
CANBERRA
22 Apr 2015, 12 Aug 2015
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Popular in the building & construction industry, this foundation program focuses on the skills required to lead and manage people and teams. The program transforms technical experts into leaders of others who not only behave safely, but get the job done without close supervision and proactively offer ideas for improvement.
5 DAY PROGRAM - $1,595
BRISBANE
27 Apr–1 May 2015
17–21 Aug 2015
9–13 Nov 2015
MELBOURNE
Funding available - $335 if eligible
15-19 Jun 2015
21-25 Sep 2015
7-11 Dec 2015
SYDNEY
1–5 Jun 2015
31 Aug–4 Sept 2015
16–20 Nov 2015
CANBERRA
Funding available - $495 if eligible
2-6 Mar 2015
13-17 Jul 2015
12-16 Oct 2015
7-11 Dec 2015
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