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Staying Healthy over the Holiday Season!

By globalsite|December 18th, 2013|Leadership, Qualifications, Qualifications Diploma, School of Business, School of Leadership, School of Management, Schools, Shortcourses, Soft Skills|

Well it's coming up to that time again! Rum balls! Christmas Pudding! Lollies! Roast! Christmas is a great time of year for alot of reasons...but not necessarily our waist line! Here are a few tips to keep in mind when you get tempted by those Shortbread biscuits and fruit cake! "Employers who offer health facilities don't do it out of pure altruism. Fit employees mean fewer absences, possibly higher productivity, and a healthier bottom line." M. Brown, 'Survival of the fittest', Management Today, July 1996, p.77. It's a fact When billionaire oilman John D. Rockefeller was 60 years old, he made up his mind that he would live to be 100, so he compiled a set of rules to achieve that goal. These rules have become known as ‘the ten commandments of health’: Never lose interest in life or the world. Eat sparingly and at regular hours. Get plenty of [...]

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How to Gain a Reputation for Honesty and Integrity

By globalsite|November 4th, 2013|Leadership, Qualifications, Qualifications Advanced Diploma, Qualifications Certificate IV, Qualifications Diploma, School of Business, School of Civil, Construction, Mining, School of Corporate Governance, School of Leadership, School of Local Goverment, School of Management, Schools|

Integrity has been defined as 'honesty, soundness, uprightness, true to self or stated values, beliefs, or ethics'. Success will come when employees and customers respect an organisation for its integrity and that integrity will be reflected in its leadership and management. Image is what people think we are; integrity is what we really are. Indecision over matters of ethics can be fatal for individuals and organisations. The following considerations will help clarify your thinking... 1. Develop moral courage. With moral courage, you will be capable of standing up for what you know to be right, doing the right thing regardless of the consequences, and accepting the blame when you are in the wrong. You will be respected by all if you have strong moral courage. Indeed, it is the very foundation on which integrity rests. 2. Practise truthfulness and honesty at all times. Unless you are honest, you cannot be relied on [...]

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