Embracing the power of conversation: Show support on R U OK Day
As we approach Thursday, September 14th, 2023, it’s a date worth noting on your calendars, for it marks a significant event: R U OK Day. This year’s powerful theme, ‘I am here to hear’, encourages us all to take a mindful approach to mental health in the workplace by asking a simple yet impactful question: ‘R U […]
Webinar: Why a Culture of Compliance Matters
Ensuring your organisation conducts and reports on its compliance activities is a part of everyday business. However, creating and embedding a culture of compliance is something entirely different. The compliance sector has seen more growth in the past ten years than ever before. In a rapidly changing legislative and regulatory landscape, building a healthy and […]
A two-pronged approach to creating lasting cultural reform
It’s not nice hurting people, it’s not nice seeing people hurt, so the quicker we can get on top of it, the better. This sentiment from Aussie Olympian Kyle Chalmers came off the back of yet another racism scandal in one of our major sporting codes. And it’s a sentiment that can be applied more broadly to […]
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie – a time to celebrate local
It’s timely that as we cheer on our athletes in the green and gold, this week Safetrac has been recognised as an Australian Made and Australian Owned company. Across the globe, the last 16 months have brought unforeseen challenges to our economies and our social welfare. It is likely why the first day of competition in the Tokyo 2020 […]
Corporate culture clean up: Listen to Fear and Greed’s podcast with Safetrac CEO
There has never been a greater focus on culture in Australia than right now. From personal versus corporate responsibility, to the Respect @ Work report, Safetrac CEO, Deborah Coram spoke with Adam Lang of Fear And Greed to discuss cleaning up culture in our private and public sectors, in last week’s podcast. What’s abundantly clear is no meaningful […]
Learned leadership and the evolution of corporate culture
A crisis can strike a company anytime, anywhere. Leaders must face challenges that appear overnight and then rapidly evolve throughout the course of just one day. The history of leadership has taught us many things but as our world changes, so too does our concept and understanding of leadership. Irrespective of how you define a […]
Why a chairman and CEO shouldn’t be friends
Ensuring that boards devote sufficient time discussing strategy and driving shareholder value, rather than dealing with compliance issues, remains a key challenge for directors… according to Graeme Hunt for Australian Financial Review. It’s not new news that we’re operating in an increasingly regulated environment. The fallout from the Hayne commission has extended beyond financial services […]
Short-term profits undermining corporate reputation and long-term value
The market cycle is failing corporate Australia and, by extension, society in general. A decade after Jack Welch delivered a scathing assessment of the market’s focus on shareholder value by describing it as “the dumbest idea in the world” and “a result, not a strategy”, little has changed. Companies big and small are driven more […]
The importance of corporate trust
Corporate culture is currently a big topic. Changing corporate culture, lifting culture to a new level, and ensuring staff are engaged in the culture of an organisation. Before we can change a culture, we must think about what we need to create this shift. Strategy, funding, Change Managers, tools and resources are all great. There […]
Updating Your Business Training Methods
Training is vital for all new employees and there are two main areas of knowledge they need to acquire: Technical knowledge — the procedures involved in performing their role Industry-specific knowledge — the knowledge required to ensure their actions do not expose your organisation to non-compliance. In the past, organisations and SMEs focused solely on […]