CJ Walmsley
Hello!
I’m a consultant specialising in all aspects of human resources, with a particular focus in the areas of management development, change and employee engagement. I specialise in; Mediation, Employee Counselling, Workplace Investigations, Performance Management support, and interim HR and Learning and Development management.
Recent Blog Posts
The Spy Who Didn’t Love Themselves
Paul Symon, the outgoing Director General of ASIS (the Australian Secret Intelligence Service) recently commented on the recruitment challenge in finding the next generation of spies. He said that ASIS looked for a high IQ and high EQ – but also for people who were balanced. They need to be comfortable in their own skin, …
Any Other Business?
I’ve just received a column from a UK newspaper that describes one of the most unusual jobs I have ever come across: Coffin Confessor. It is also known as, Funeral Crasher. In fact, Bill Edgar, former private investigator, bodyguard, and ex-convict, does not really crash the funerals he attends. He has been invited … by …
A Little Ray of Sunshine
An Aussie café employee was sacked for failing to use a happy face emoji in a text reply to her boss. The Fair Work Commission, rightly in this case, ruled that this was an unfair dismissal. I suspect that decision took about two seconds to make. Somewhere and somehow, a manager believed that an emoji …