by Jacynta Clayton | Oct 31, 2023 | Advocacy campaigns, Flexible working arrangements
Bias against parents at work — especially for mothers — has been well documented. But that doesn’t mean that people without children don’t face problems too. For people without kids, requesting flexible work arrangements can feel like stepping into uncharted...
by Jacynta Clayton | Oct 30, 2023 | Career development, Employee stories inspiration, Flexible working arrangements
Liz Cadogan has worked for Stantec for more than 15 years – but her career has not stayed in one place! Joining the company as a Project Manager in 2008, she now heads up the division as the Director of Project Management Practices across all of Australia and New...
by Jacynta Clayton | Oct 22, 2023 | Employee stories inspiration, Representative leadership
If you were a hairdresser considering your next career move, what would come to mind first? If by chance, you thought of being a FIFO (fly in fly out) underground truck driver, then congratulations – you thought exactly as Danielle (Dani) Harvey did. Okay, maybe this...
by Jacynta Clayton | Oct 19, 2023 | Flexible workplaces
In 2021, at the height of Melbourne’s most stringent COVID-19 lockdowns, Kat Kruger was wondering whether she would have to give birth alone. Her partner was in Queensland. She was stuck in Victoria. And even if he was with her, he wouldn’t have been allowed inside...
by Jacynta Clayton | Oct 16, 2023 | Advocacy campaigns, Inclusive & anti-discriminatory culture
1. Maintain eye contact 2. Don’t interrupt 3. Keep your body still and directed towards the person you are listening to These are three basic tenets of active listening. And for a neurotypical person, they might seem pretty simple. But for some neurodivergent...
