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Author Archives: Vaughan Granier
Lives out of balance
I am currently unemployed, and I guess this has in many ways given me a completely different set of stimuli to deal with. I have nothing grandiose to say about my work, as much as I love it; I didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Marriage, Work
Tagged children, choice, family, parenting, relationships, role model, stress, wisdom
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Redundancy Thoughts: The Communication Stuff
I remember once I had a property that I was renting out, and a friend was in need of temporary lodgings. He was a bit cash-strapped, so we agreed a rental rate that was well, well below market value. Then … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Growth, Work
Tagged communication, cynical, disclosure, feedback, genuine, honest, integrity, open, openness, redundancy, redundant, restructure, termination, transparency, transparent, trust
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Redundancy Thoughts: The How
This post kind of takes the last two redundancy-related posts, and regardless of jurisdiction and statutory requirements, offers some thoughts and ideas around what would make such a devastating process a bit more bearable, by offering the affected employees some … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Growth, Work
Tagged communication, disclosure, distrust, empathy, honesty, information, integrity, kindness, leadership, trust
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Redundancy Thoughts : Empathy
We HR folks are always running into extreme personality types, at one point or another. That’s the lot of a change agent. A CEO might view an organisation and see a group of people, with the ones he or she … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Personal Growth, Work
Tagged communciation, empathy, honesty, integrity, restructuring
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Thoughts on Accountability
Every time I read about accountability in the media, its about someone holding someone else accountable for the bad/naughty/inconsiderate thing they have done. We have a watchdog mentality, where someone, or some group of people, seems to be designated to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Marriage, Personal Growth, Spiritual, Work
Tagged accountability, cheating, conscience, exposed, humility, integrity, media, politician, public funds, secrets, trust, watchdog, wisdom
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Redundancy Thoughts: Dignity and Hope
So, after an emotionally wrenching end of year, I stand in 2016 looking forward with excitement and interest. Last December, my employer declared their intention to relocate the Company HR service to Brisbane, Australia. That meant my leadership position in … Continue reading
Posted in Work
Tagged blame, CEO, dignity, employees, employment law, hope, integrity, New Zealand, redundancy, respect, restructure, restructuring, retrench, self worth, termination of employment, true colours, trust
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Employee Engagement – we are doing it all wrong…
I am reading more and more articles beginning to debate the value of employee engagement initiatives, and more recently, the wasted money, time and effort that companies spend on trying to improve employee engagement. It is an interesting conundrum that … Continue reading
Posted in Work
Tagged career, content, contentment, corporate values, dissonance, employee engagement, identity, joy, model aeroplanes, resonance, sailor, satisfaction, satisfied, synergy, values
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Values and Behaviour – a reflection on the Volkswagen tragedy.
As an HR practitioner, I have watched with interest not so much the media frenzy surrounding the Volkswagen debacle (although that has itself been instructive) but rather the company itself. It’s behaviour as an organization at this time is a … Continue reading
Posted in Work
Tagged actions, behaviour, Board of Directors, CEO, corporate values, culture, goals, hypocrisy, leadership, profit, values
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Incompetent and unaware…
There is a popular Internet meme out there nowadays: “The thing with death, is that no one knows they are dead. Everyone else knows, but the dead person has no idea… It is the same… with stupid”. I have just … Continue reading
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The sad sad story of Walter, Floyd, Bill and Rolf.
I am an African. Boldly and unashamedly so, and as I have said, Africa runs in my blood. Deep and unrelenting. This week the most imperial symbol of my continent has been thrown into the spotlight, not as a source … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Growth
Tagged arrogance, cecil, ilelgal, lion, narcissism, paedophile, poaching, rapist, selfish, trophy, trophy hunting, walter, wife beater
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Notes From the Road 