David Morrison’s “the Standard you walk past is the Standard you accept” is perhaps one of my favourite quotes of all time.  Why? Because it gets you thinking about your standards and especially, [...]

As most teams are now starting to head back to work, we thought this month we would focus on the broader topic of ‘Humanising the Workplace’.  There are so many rules, regulations and [...]

With policies and procedures for everything and now 5 generations potentially in one workplace, humanising your workplace has never been more important than it is right now.  Add our recent crazy [...]

Ok, so I’ll admit it. The world of HR isn’t always a walk in the park. With hairy topics like: Holding onto star employees (while dealing with poor performers)… Creating a vision for the future [...]

So you want your team to work for more than a pay check, enjoy coming to work and rave about how fantastic it is working for your company? These are the foundations you need in place. A clear [...]

What if I asked you to rate your workplace culture? Where would your company sit? Are your employees thriving in their roles, committed to a common vision and mission? Or are they simply showing [...]

Hey Bespokers,    Well, we can definitely say this year, has been one of the most interesting end of financial years that we have had for long time.  With floods, bushfires, COVID-19 and much [...]

As we are heading to the ‘traditional’ performance review period – how will your organisation handle them this year? Will you still have them, cancel them or postpone them? Is there still a place [...]

Here’s an old Zen story. A student said to Master Ichu, “Please write for me something of great wisdom.” Master Ichu picked up his brush and wrote one word: “Attention.” The student said, “Is [...]

We know innovation is critical to staying competitive, particularly at the moment. ‘Disrupt’, ‘pivot’, ‘innovation’, ‘think tank’ are all terms you are hearing regularly over this period so I [...]