James Adonis is one of Australia’s best-known people-management thinkers and is passionate about employee engagement. He is the co-founder and managing director of Team Leaders, a company dedicated to developing the best front-line managers. He is the author of three books including his latest, Corporate Punishment: Smashing the management clichés for leaders in a new world.
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Working hard for the... money?
James Adonis Four of Australia’s most respected workplace researchers answer the question: does money really matter?
It's (job) hunting season
James Adonis Many employees are on the lookout for new opportunities. For employers, this means one thing in particular: the looming inconvenience of staff turnover.
For crying out loud
James Adonis Is it OK for leaders to cry at work? Is being a tad emotional a bad thing?
Managers in distress
James Adonis An Australian study released last week revealed that 40 per cent of managers are suffering from distress.
Working families versus families that work
James Adonis When working parents eventually go back to work, what impacts persist for the children?
Profile of a great boss
James Adonis What makes a great boss? A survey of 3000 employees last year reveals the top ten ideal characteristics.
Showing leadership in a crisis
James Adonis The floods in Queensland and Victoria have provided many bosses with one of the toughest challenges they’ll ever face.
The benefits of negative thinking
James Adonis At a time of year when people are at their merriest, there’s a case to be made for the benefits of negative thinking.
The lonely life of a whistleblower
James Adonis Julian Assange’s quest for truth has displayed on a grand scale what employees experience when they reveal the unethical conduct in their organisation.
Missing: hard-working managers
James Adonis A new survey reveals that one third of bosses admit they’re underperforming.
Show me the money: five hot job sectors
James Adonis The top five job sectors predicted to boom in 2011 and beyond have been revealed.
The scene of the crime (the office)
James Adonis In two-thirds of cases, fraudsters aren’t customers or external criminals. They’re employees.
How to sabotage your career
James Adonis Has your job stalled, or maybe even your business? You could blame everyone else, or you could take a look in the mirror.
And the top 10 employers are...
James Adonis A study released this week has shown that 73 per cent of workers want to work somewhere else.
Enough already: information overload
James Adonis A new survey has revealed the latest affliction to hit white-collar workers: ‘information rage’.
Skirting around female leadership
James Adonis When it comes to women in leadership, does the blame for under-representation lie with women themselves?
Motivation for the unmotivated
James Adonis Some personal development gurus give their tips on how to get fired up at work - rather than worked up and fired.
The best city to be an employer
James Adonis The best city in the world to be an employer is… not in Australia. And there isn’t an Australian city at all in the top ten.
Taking a nap… at work
James Adonis If you’re reading this at work, perhaps it’s time to switch off your computer, divert your calls to voicemail, and go to sleep.
A nip and tuck to get ahead
James Adonis A survey released this week has revealed one-fifth of working women admit they’d consider getting cosmetic surgery to further their career.
