The number one thing Australian workers hate is not being told what to do with their bosses, a corporate business guru has revealed.
Cathy Mackenzie told the Daily Mail Australia that the problem gets even bigger when “old-style boom managers” share obvious guidelines with younger workers, especially women.
The founder of business coaching, Fire Up, said that good bosses encourage their employees to share insights, while bad bosses “make demands” and lack confidence in their workforce.
The mass exodus of disgruntled workers has affected some of Australia’s most important industries with the mass exodus of nurses fleeing the healthcare sector since the pandemic.
That’s when millions of workers around the world are leaving their jobs after Covid hit a phenomenon known as the “Great Resignation.”
Amy Halvorsen, 33, quit her job as a nurse after being brutally treated by her bosses
Cathy Mackenzie (pictured) said the main thing Australian workers hate is “telling them what to do” by their bosses when they already know how to do their job.
YOUR BOSS A GOOD LEADER?
WHAT DOES A GOOD BOSS DO?
1. Transparency – Tell employees what is happening and build trust
2. Connection – tell people where they stand
3. Understanding – communicate with the context
4. Shared success – demonstrate how we win together
5. Tell the truth at all times
WHAT DOES A BAD BOSS DO?
1. Abbreviations – Often perform meaningless tasks
2. Bureaucracy – Unnecessary rules and procedures
3. Policy – Ongoing personnel disputes
4. Detachment – Uninspired workers
5. Fluidity – Workers who want to leave
“In the ’80s and’ 90s, if someone told you something you already knew, you just sucked it out. Now it just doesn’t fly anymore. Especially for younger women, “she said.
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“When someone starts to be exposed, they know that they don’t really have to put up with it like they did 10 or 15 years ago.
“Millennials and the new workforce now also really understand what coaching and mentoring are. So if their boom bosses don’t have that skill, they just find it really frustrating and will probably leave.
Australia is currently in the midst of an employment crisis following the Covid pandemic, with businesses across the country facing staff shortages.
The mass exodus of workers, fed up with their chosen careers, combined with a sharp slowdown in immigration from abroad, are two of the key factors driving the 50-year bottom of unemployment, which is now 3.9%.
The scope of the problem, which worries bosses, was revealed in the latest report on jobs at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, with 423,500 vacancies remaining unoccupied.
Ms. Halvorsen was a registered nurse in 2017 and was at the forefront of the Covid outbreak, working in the Department of Neurology and Trauma at Westmead Hospital in Sydney
What is the Great Resignation?
The big resignation is a continuing economic trend, with 3.9 million workers in the United States leaving their jobs during the Covid crisis in early 2021.
The phenomenon has spread to other parts of the world, including China, Europe, India and Australia.
Experts believe the reason for the “big quit” is due to a number of factors, including wage stagnation, job dissatisfaction, safety concerns stemming from the pandemic – and a desire to find a role that offers remote work policies.
Among the sectors most devastated by staff shortages is the health sector, with 20,000 “burned out” nurses quitting last year.
One of those who left, Amy Halvorsen, said there was a “huge difference” between the floor nurses and the management.
The 33-year-old began working as a registered nurse in 2017 and was at the forefront of the Covid outbreak, working in the Department of Neurology and Trauma at Westmead Hospital in Sydney.
“There were so few staff in 2021, and when the new waves of the virus kept coming, there was simply no delay,” she said.
“As soon as the beds finally started to empty, we would be hit by a new wave and there was no advance planning from the health department or the government to fix it.
“We had patients on breathing apparatus who had to be monitored every ten minutes, so it became dangerous.”
Ms Halvorsen said conditions were so poor that there were rare breaks and nurses had to rely on their colleagues to monitor their patients just to go to the toilet.
She raised the issue with hospital officials, who told her “they don’t see the same thing.”
Ms Halvorsen said conditions were so bad that there were rare breaks and nurses had to rely on their colleagues to look after their patients just to go to the toilet.
Ms Halvorsen is pictured protesting for better conditions in the healthcare sector
“They just see numbers, goals and percentages, not what the health staff is going through,” she said.
“They brought in inexperienced nurses to take care of patients with brain surgery. It’s dangerous.
They say things like “breathe deeply.” Fuck your deep breath – ex Amy Halvorsen
“You are already frustrated, exhausted and overwhelmed, and then you have to help train another nurse. The whole support system was falling apart.
At one point, she was told to contact a counselor as part of NSW Health’s “employee support programs.”
“It’s not good to call a counselor who has less mental health than I do and has no medical education,” Ms Halvorsen said.
“They don’t understand.” They say things like “take a deep breath.” Fuck your deep breathing.
Ms. Halvorsen (pictured with her partner) said there was a “huge difference” between floor nurses and management
Among the sectors most devastated by staff shortages is the health sector with 20,000 “burned out” nurses who left last year (Ms Halvorsen pictured interviewed)
Ms Mackenzie, who also worked as a nurse decades earlier, said it was a classic example of toxic substance management.
“A good leader will be transparent about what is happening and if they don’t know something, they will share what information they have,” she said.
“Good leaders will also take the time to build strong relationships with their teams.
“In fact, you need to know your staff. What are their strengths? What are their values and what are their trigger points?
New data show that the Great Resignation phenomenon is unfolding in Australia, with ABS revealing that the number of people who have left to change jobs or seek business opportunities is now much higher than the number of people who have were fired or laid off.
Ms. Mackenzie said good bosses encourage employees to share insights, while bad bosses “make demands” and lack confidence in the workforce (stock image)
CommSec chief economist Craig James said: “There is a major shift in the labor market.
“For the first time, there are more people who say they are unemployed because they lost their jobs than those who lost their jobs due to redundancies, business failure or poor performance.”
Recruiting and retaining staff will require much more effort than has been the case in the recent past – CommSec chief economist Craig James
Mr James said employers who did not offer better pay and conditions were at risk of losing staff.
“Employers need to be vigilant and a little worried,” he said.
“The labor market is tight and almost a record number of jobs are vacant and are expected to be filled.
“Recruiting and retaining staff will require much more effort than in the recent past.”
Minimum wage workers receive a 5.2 per cent pay rise to keep up with inflation
The Honesty Commission on Wednesday awarded 2.7 million minimum wages and low-paid workers in Australia a pay rise of up to 5.2% to keep pace with spiraling inflation – the most generous increase in 16 years.
But while much-needed wage increases are an unexpected gain for workers, business owners are feeling the pinch and saying they “can’t afford it.”
A Sydney coffee shop owner cried during an emotional television interview, fearing that his business would not survive amid growing cost pressures.
Philip Salhab, who runs Appetite at Five Dock, tried to make a brave face when talking about the possibility of going bankrupt on Sky News.
He told reporter Petar Stefanovic that he would “save his tears for the pillow” before he finally broke down and admitted: “It will be much easier to close.”
Philip Salhab, who runs the Appetite diner at the Five Dock (pictured), tried to make a brave face when talking about the possibility of going bankrupt on Sky News
“Although we are accepting the increase in the minimum wage for our team to cope with the cost of living, we as a business cannot afford it,” he said.
“I estimate that they will give us by October 1, but what guarantee is there that everything will return to normal.”
From July 1, the lowest paid workers in the country will receive $ 812.60 per week, an increase of $ 40 and $ 21.38 per hour, an increase of $ 1.05. However, the awards in the aviation, tourism and hospitality sectors will not start until October 1st.
Mr Salhab said he was already paying well above his staff’s minimum wage, as the hospitality industry was facing a huge shortage of workers.
“Workers confront us from interview to interview, telling us what they’ve been offered and making us hope to hope or win, and we just can’t do it,” he said.
“We’re currently looking for a kitchen helper and other places are offering … $ 42 an hour, which would be much easier for us to close.”
Filip Salhab (pictured) told reporter Petar Stefanovic that he would “save his tears for the pillow” before he was eventually stunned and admitted: “It will be much easier to close”
The owner of the cafe said that his restaurant makes the best roll of bacon and eggs at the Five Dock in Sydney (pictured)
He added that rising costs for fresh food, including bread and coffee, are also driving businesses …
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