Working Well Together Insights
The fear behind the mask – why managers don’t act to stop the workplace bully
Why don’t management intervene when there is a bully in the workplace? Can’t they see the damage that is being done to their business? The risk to employees’ mental health? The Workcover claims? The lost productivity? The good employees walking out the door? In...
When is the right time to engage workplace bullying support?
Work Safe Australia’s recent report presents data that shows workplace mental health injury claims are increasing in relation to both lost time at work and cost. Money that could be used in achieving your business goals or keeping you clients or customers happy is...
On the rise – Workcover mental health claims are up
The numbers are going up in relation to workplace mental health and it is not in a good way for businesses around Australia. Safework Australia has recently released it’s 2017-18 statistical report on Workers Compensation and the trends are not healthy when it comes...
Taking employees as we find them – Have Workcover mental health claims become even more complex?
Mental health issues in the workplace are complex. When you add claims of bullying and a rejected Workcover claim appeal, it can be complexity upon upon complexity. In this article, we review a decision made by the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission in...
Is it important for you to know if your workplace is mentally healthy and bullying free?
I was attending a networking event recently where another attendee and I struck up a conversation. In talking about what we do, he advised he was manager in a large, well known company. I advised I worked in the world of workplace bullying prevention and management....
Have you walked in the shoes of an accused workplace bully?
What's it like to walk in the shoes of an accused workplace bully? Can we find empathy for that employee? Or is it someone who has been labelled and the mud has been well and truly smeared all over them? If we explore this question from a research base, it is...
Are you missing your most vital step in managing a bullying complaint?
Employers are commonly told that a key, if not the first, response to a bullying complaint is to implement an investigation. While I agree an investigation, formal or informal, is essential, there is a vital first step required for risk management. That is ensuring...
“He doesn’t say hello to me. I’m being bullied!”
What do you do if a team member refuses to greet another at work? Should you do anything? Is not saying "hello" really a sign of bullying? I once had two team members who were in conflict. One of the employees, let’s call him Jim, would come in to work, say hello to...
Fined $116250 – Director and company fined for bullying
Worksafe Victoria has taken action resulting in a $116250 fine for Director, John Moncrieff, and his security company, Monjon Australia. The fine was metered out in the Broadmeadows Magistrates Court after he pleaded guilty for failing to provide a safe workplace...
How does your industry fare in the workplace bullying stakes?
Superfriends recently released their 2018 Thriving Workplaces Survey Report providing us with a snapshot of workplace mental health and wellbeing across Australia. As would not come as a surprise to many of you, my attention was drawn to the information relating to...
About Michael
Michael Plowright is the founder of Working Well Together. Led by a profound belief that people should live happy, productive lives both in and out of the workplace, he supports companies and organisations that are resolute about preventing and managing workplace bullying.
Michael started Working Well Together because he saw that despite workplace bullying undoubtedly being a serious issue, many workplaces are ill-equipped to prevent or manage it. Managers and HR and OH&S staff often don’t have the time or skills, or find that the systems they have in place are too broad and generic to deal with what is a very particular issue.
Michael has over 15 years’ experience in leadership and management in the not-for-profit sector, successfully leading teams at both strategic and operational levels. He has experienced first-hand the challenges of managing staff with difficult behaviours like bullying, and knows what it’s like to be in the centre of a human storm. His extensive experience managing office behaviours, providing support to targets of workplace bullying, and rebuilding teams affected by it, forms the foundation of Working Well Together. This, together with his specialist, up-to-date knowledge of workplace bullying and legislation, allows him to help companies and organisations so they can focus on their core purpose and keeping their clients happy, and so that employees can go home safe and well at the end of each day.
Are you interested in learning more about Michael? Click here to get in touch, or connect on LinkedIn.
