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Healthcare | Leadership & Communication
Success at the coal face – improving workplace culture in healthcare
In her first week at her first role in the operating theatre, Charmayne Thompson recalls being told by a surgeon she was, “the most incompetent nurse he had ever worked with." Brought up with a resilience mindset, Ms Thompson ignored her impulse to leave, and kept going in the role. More than twenty years later…
8 Aug 2024, by Amy SarcevicLeadership & Communication
What Gen Z Workers Actually Seek from Management
In the ever-evolving landscape of business, one constant remains: the generational gap in the workplace. This gap, often overlooked, is a significant factor in organisational growth and development. Understanding and addressing it is invaluable for fostering a collaborative and productive work environment. Who are Gen Z Workers? Gen Z workers shall make a fourth of…
1 Aug 2023, by Kristen GutierrezLeadership & Communication | Occupational Health & Safety
Organisational injury prevention through a wellbeing lens
A new initiative by WorkSafe Victoria is slashing mental health related workers compensation claims in its own workforce, by upskilling employees and their leaders in the realm of wellbeing. Bucking the trend of safety-focussed interventions, the WorkSafe Victoria Wellbeing Program is one of the first in the country to look at workers’ compensation through a…
4 May 2022, by Amy SarcevicLeadership & Communication | Transport & Logistics
How Speno Rail cultivates its safety culture
When it comes to conversations about rail safety, topics like predictive maintenance, cybersecurity, and software standardisation are rarely short of air time. But according to Mark Green, Managing Director of Speno Rail Maintenance Australia, factors like people engagement, team building, and supportive leadership should carry equal weight in the safety discussion. “It’s all about having…
9 Mar 2021, by Amy SarcevicLeadership & Communication | Technology
A mission approach to lifting innovation performance – Adrian Turner
When former CSIRO's Data61 CEO, Adrian Turner, found himself hosing down bushfires during last year’s ‘Black Summer’, he didn’t know the experience would spark his interest in an initiative that could redefine national problem solving. Shortly after saving his family’s land from the blaze, Turner set his eyes on a loftier goal: helping Australia become…
17 Nov 2020, by Amy SarcevicInfrastructure | Leadership & Communication | Technology
Is your business a critical infrastructure asset?
Last month, the New Zealand Stock Exchange came to a standstill as cyber-attackers carried out a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Overwhelming servers with a flood of traffic, the attackers halted the site’s main board, debt and Fonterra shareholder markets. Aftershocks were felt around the country, with trading effectively frozen for four…
17 Sep 2020, by Amy SarcevicLeadership & Communication | Technology | Transport & Logistics
Unlocking VTS data for optimal port operations
With $1.2 billion worth of trade moving through Australian ports every day, it is not surprising that the role of ports as a ‘service provider’ – and not just a ‘landowner’ - is becoming increasingly important. Dr. Tim Wilkes of Marico Marine believes real time data, like that collected by vessel traffic systems (VTS), will…
2 Sep 2020, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare | Leadership & Communication
COVID-19 is as much an aged care mental health crisis as it is a physical one, researcher says
Australia was approximately fourteen months into its Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety when the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic took hold. For a sector already beset with staffing, skilling and budgetary constraints, the pandemic has had a profound impact, prompting some to describe it as an “aged care crisis”. Whilst much of the…
26 Aug 2020, by Amy SarcevicLeadership & Communication | Transport & Logistics
Industry 4.0 and implications for the maritime workforce
When plans to build the world’s first fully autonomous container vessel, the MV Yara Birkeand, were first unveiled, opinions varied as to whether the project would give way to an autonomy of things revolution in maritime. Rolls-Royce's Oskar Levander took an optimistic slant famously remarking, "This is happening. It's not if, it's when. The technologies needed to…
25 Aug 2020, by Amy SarcevicEducation | Leadership & Communication | Uncategorised
Ten ways virtual conferences trump live events
They say adversity is often the catalyst for change and for large-scale events, COVID-19 has been no exception. With ongoing public health policies, like border closures and social distancing, virtual conferences are fast becoming the norm for Australian business. In fact, 85% of companies are now using digital channels for education purposes. With live policy…
20 Aug 2020, by Amy SarcevicInforma Connect Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.