
“Held Captive All Day” A New Approach at Mineral Resources Australia.
About this episode
We are on a mission to end suffering at work.
Bad work stories are everywhere - they are stressful - sucking our time, attention and precious energy, and for a lot of us, we take the stress home.
A great leader once said - “Be the change you want to see in the world “, and that's what we do here.
Each week, we take ONE Bad work story - and discuss:
- A Perspective for Everyone.
- A Perspective for Leaders, specifically
- One practical tool that you can apply today.
Take one or all three, and you can improve your Bad Work story today.
We must do something different if we want more joy and healthy collaboration in our teams and organisations. Take what resonates with you, and let us know how you get on.
This week, we explore the news coming out of Mineral Resources Australia, where the MD prefers to hold employees captured all day - walking outside for a coffee is too costly.
Points covered
- Is this a culture fit for you ?
- Low trust and low autonomy for productivity in HQ
- How does this approach align with the Vision, Purpose, Values and people statements on their website.
Thank you for joining us today.
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- You are experiencing a bad work story that is driving you crazy, and you would like our help resolving it.
- You enjoyed our energy and perspectives; your workplace would benefit.
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