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Julie Rowlands

Assertiveness in the Aviation Workplace

December 5, 2017
Being assertive is not easy. It’s often easier to be aggressive or passive. So how does someone without natural assertiveness, learn the skill? And why is it important for aviation safety?
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The Psychopathology of Office Politics

September 18, 2017
Office politics play out in every business and it is human nature and basic sociology to have power dynamics within a group. But do we really want to go to work feeling like we have to slay dragons?
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Changes to Parental Leave

June 16, 2017
A positive change to parental leave has taken effect this month. Find out how this change will benefit your flexibility around parental leave payments and returning to work. 
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Bullying - not just an issue in the playground

May 26, 2017
How many of you chose to wear a pink shirt in your workplace on the 26th of May? The CEO of the Mental Health Foundation called on all employers to celebrate Pink Shirt Day and to wear a pink item in support of anti-bullying
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Leadership That Gets Results

March 17, 2017
For leaders to change it is not enough to know what to do, to know how to do it and to know why, they have to care why. If they care why then they will drive the change.
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Boards Have a Vital Role in Shaping Organisational Culture

March 9, 2017
Although board behaviours have less influence on culture than those of the CEO and management team, they do set the tone at the top which in turn has a significant impact on the culture within.
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On the Balcony and on the Dance Floor

January 30, 2017
As the leader you have to be able to “move in the dance and to watch the dance from the balcony at the same time”. Mostly, we do one better than the other. To be a leader of culture you must care about both.
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Improving Workplace Health & Safety Through Strong Leadership

June 2, 2015
New Zealand leads the world in many things but, unfortunately workplace health and safety (OH&S) is not one of them. In a bid to address the country's poor workplace safety history, legislation has been introduced by the government. Together with this, health and safety should be seen as an investment in good business practice, alongside improved productivity, reliability and an engaged workforce. The Health and Safety at WorkAct has come into force and has a number of key goals including: Protecting...

The Full Monty of Human Resources and Organisation Development

March 12, 2015
Welcome to our website. We are very excited to be launching and are very energised about the shift that this means for us and our Human Resources business. Just to give you a bit of history; over a decade ago the Staples Rodway Human Resources (HR) team was formed. This occurred as a result of many existing accountancy clients needing HR input into the people part of their business. At the time the focus was very much on IEA's, disciplinary issues,...
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