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"Whom Do Soft Skills Really Serve?”

Every summer in Australia, it seems we are in crisis. Somewhere there is a bushfire, and somewhere else there are cyclones and floods. Somewhere, there are places that experience these two extremes almost at the same time. In all these circumstances, Australians expect strong, effective and compassionate leaders. These expectations affect how corporate executives behave …


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What Advice Would Jesus Offer on Workplace Health and Safety?

I have written several articles on the moral foundations of occupational health and safety (OHS). This week, I sought assistance from the Bible via artificial intelligence apps, Text with Jesus and others. Below is that conversation and some useful, but synthetic, Biblical advice on managing a business safely. Q: Jesus, I employ 30 workers in …


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Workism: Australia’s Most Socially Acceptable Form of Self‑Harm

Safe Work Australia states that : “A psychosocial hazard is anything that could cause psychological harm (e.g. harm someone’s mental health).” Preventing these hazards is most effective and sustainable through redesigning work, but this approach should not deny that personal decisions can also be hazardous. In the broader social and occupational contexts, it is worth …


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Why Global Initiatives Won’t Prevent Workplace Harm

Every few years, a new global initiative arrives promising to reshape corporate behaviour. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were meant to align business with human well-being. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) promised transparency. ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) reporting was sold as the market‑friendly mechanism that would finally make corporations care...


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Bricks + Cheese + Clutter = Safety and Health

Until recently, Donna McGeorge‘s book “Red Brick Thinking” passed me by, but her perspective aligns closely with the occupational health and safety (OHS) concepts of “safety clutter” and the Swiss cheese model. Bricks Donna McGeorge’s Red Brick Thinking is a philosophy of strategic subtraction—the discipline of removing what’s unnecessary so that clarity, focus and meaningful … ...


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