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How to approach a career transition with Renée Giarrusso

June 4, 2024
Renée Giarrusso is a highly sought-after communication, leadership & mindset expert. She is a speaker, International 4-time award-winning author, facilitator, educator and coach (PCC). She works with leaders, teams and organisations to energise mindset and accelerate communication, collaboration and leadership to lift performance and culture. Her sole purpose is to make workplaces exceptional places to work. The team at PRP have been working in partnership with Renée for a number of years across her various programs. We sat down with Renée to talk about her Awaken Career Transition program, which you can read below.

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Generational Games ​– building a great cross-generational team.

October 31, 2023
​In today's diverse workforce, success often hinges on the ability to adapt and evolve. This was the focus in a recent discussion hosted by Wendy Born from Business Value Partners, to members of the National Electrical Communications Authority. Wendy was joined by our Directo r, Andrew Bath an d Senior Con sultant, Ella O’Connell . Collectively, Andrew and Ella bring over 25 years of experience in recruiting across diverse industries and successfully working with millennials and Gen Zs. ​During the discussion, they explored recruitment strategies, steps to creating thriving cross-generational teams, and the benefits Millennials and Gen Zs bring to the workplace. Below we have compiled three key takeaways from the discussion for your perusal. Dive in below! ​ ​What are the benefits of employing millennials and Gen Zs? There are a multitude of benefits that come along with employing millennials and Gen Zs within your business. Andrew and Ella discussed how younger generations are not just committed employees but also drivers of change. They challenge process, modernise business, and bring a fresh perspective that’s vital to stay relevant in today’s world. ​In Andrew’s words, “having the younger generation in our team brings diversity of thought and fresh knowledge. I get to learn different things and new technologies, and how they can add value to the business”.​

DISABILITY AND INCLUSIVENESS (OR LACK THEREOF) IN THE AUSTRALIAN WORKPLACE

By Lydia Mc Williams • January 8, 2019

ACKNOWLEDGING THAT MANY DISABILITIES ARE NOT VISIBLE, DID YOU KNOW THAT A QUARTER OF THE POPULATION HAVE A DISABILITY? NEITHER DID I  (UNTIL RECENTLY), AND THINK IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP THIS FRONT OF MIND WHEN LOOKING AT RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT IN 2019 AND BEYOND.


Was it front of mind for you in 2018? Did you celebrate International Day of People with Disability? If you are unfamiliar with this celebration, basically the International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is a United Nations sanctioned day that aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with a disability, as well as celebrate the achievements and contributions of people with disability. It is held on 3rd December every year so don’t worry if you missed it last year, there’s always this year!


However, while many were celebrating the inclusiveness and equality of people with disabilities, around the same time, Diversity Council Australia released some shocking statistics.


Data from the DCA-Suncorp Inclusion@Work Index revealed that across many industries those with a disability are among the most discriminated against in Australian workplaces, second to First Nations People.


According to their findings, 34% of people with disability had personally experienced at least one incident of harassment and / or discrimination in the past 12 months, compared to 21% of people without a disability. This sad fact that people with a disability suffer from exclusionary behaviour at work, such as experiencing and witnessing harassment and / or discrimination also highlights the bigger picture and the main issue at hand, which is that people with disability do experience lower workplace participation and higher unemployment in Australia. This is really not acceptable, and this mindset needs to be changed as our workplace is clearly harming those with a disability.


The Inclusion@Work Index released statistics that proved that inclusion of people with disability is good for business and greatly improves team productivity as well as customer service, and hence overall customer satisfaction. It revealed that effectiveness is almost 30 times greater and customer service is six times higher when people with a disability work in inclusive teams compared to non-inclusive teams.


It is important for those in leadership positions to acknowledge and ensure workplaces are inclusive, it is also vital that all workers ensure people with disability feel included, valued and feel part of the team in every workplace.


I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic, please feel free to contact me for a confidential discussion.


Lydia Mc Williams
Consultant
Project Resource Partners
Level 29, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
T +61 3 9949 8100 D +61 3 9949 8106
E lmcwilliams@projectresourcepartners.com.au