by Leigh Olsen | Oct 3, 2025 | Engagement, Management
We know that every site, every workplace has a mix of personalities – and that’s just part of the job. But I’m seeing more and more cases where leaders are allowing their personal feelings to influence how they treat some of their staff, and it’s causing...
by Leigh Olsen | Aug 3, 2025 | Engagement
Here is a call you don’t get everyday – “Hey Leigh, I don’t know what to do about one of our workers. He’s a good guy, but he really smells. He gets picked up in the van and we drive to our job sites, but the guys are hanging out the windows – and its winter....
by Leigh Olsen | Feb 21, 2025 | Engagement, Management
“There’s no ‘I’ in team” or “Team work makes the dream work” – these are common sayings you’ve probably heard thrown about in the workplace. To be honest though, these sayings often come across as tokenistic or just plain annoying when thrown into the average team...
by Leigh Olsen | Aug 21, 2024 | Engagement, Management
Lately my phone has been ringing a little more than usual with calls such as this: “My employee has a heap of copper pipes and wires in his car boot, and he’s taken them home without my permission.” Or: “I just found out one of my guys has his own account at the...
by Leigh Olsen | Oct 20, 2022 | Engagement, Management
A few weeks ago, a logistics client had an employee come to them at 10am saying he needed to leave at 1pm for a doctor’s appointment. My client said, “but you haven’t followed the leave process”. The employee replied, “if you don’t agree, I’ll go down the road as they...
by Leigh Olsen | Aug 9, 2020 | Engagement, Management
What if I said that for 30 minutes once a fortnight you could have employees that are more engaged and stay on track with what that they should be doing. Plus you would have better trusted communication between your workers and yourself. A regular one to one...
