Articles tagged under ‘Relationships’

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• Speaking Up 1: The Benefits of Open Communication

  Open communication in the workplace is sign of a positive workplace culture.

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• Webinar recording: Supervisors and co-workers, vital but often overlooked links in RTW

  This webinar explores evidence on how supervisors and coworkers can influence RTW, and how to get them involved productively

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• Webinar Recording: Workplace conflict - Early action at the coal face

  Conflict is best dealt with early, and by those involved.

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• Role Summary: Co-workers

  An injured individual who feels supported and confident with work colleagues has a better return to work outcome. This is a fact.

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• Role Summary: Families

  Families and friends play a vital part in the recovery of injured workers. They provide emotional support as well as physical assistance.

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• Aged Care Homes: a cross-generational solution

  An aged care facility in Deventer in the Netherlands has found a creative solution to the ‘intergenerational problem.’

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• Recorded webinar: Bullying, interpersonal conflict and psychological injuries - Dr Doron Samuell

  Whilst psychological injury claims are less common that physical workplace injuries, they represent almost a quarter of the expense that all insurers are incurring as a result of these conditions

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• Recorded Webinar: Physiotherapy - how to get the best

  Occupational physiotherapy expert Paul Coburn explains the principles of good physiotherapy and how you can positively influence practitioners.

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• Give a little bit of 'tough' and you'll probably get some back

  We all know what happens to that which goes around (it comes around), so why do we sometimes forget that to get respect in the workplace, we have to give it too?

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• Leading the pack or dragging it down?

  When one part of the system underperforms, the others follow suit.

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• How trustworthy is trust?

  Trust is a key predictor of organisational success, says the Great Places to Work Institute. What matters is not only how much others trust you, but how trusting YOU are.

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• Learning from the Vet

  Getting in touch with connectedness

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• Judging the judges

  SuperDoc reminisces about his time in the Courts and asks, "Do judges have ANY idea what they're doing?"

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• Better off without comp?

  It's time to question whether some workers should be spared the compensation process.

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• Family, colleagues great support after bad car crash

  After being badly injured in a car crash, family and colleagues rallied around to help Peter back to work.

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• Functional Capacity Evaluations: the pitfalls.

  A look at the role of the professional in explaining the results of an FCE.

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• Decision-making: a job for sharing

  There's no such thing as too many chefs in the problem-solving kitchen. Share for improved RTW.

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• Looking for the RTW peace dove?

  Believe it or not, when conflict arises in RTW there ARE ways of dealing with it...

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• Don't keep doctors dancing in the dark

  Assisting difficult RTW is even harder when the treating practitioner doesn't have all the facts.

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• SuperDoc (5) - On partnerships with doctors

  Partnerships between doctors and the workplace are worth working on.

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• SuperDoc (4) - Communicating with doctors

  How to Communicate with Doctors (or Yakking with Quacks)

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• Demystifying emotional intelligence

  EI and its practical application for RTW outcomes

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• Communicating with doctors: the finer points

  Dr Robyn Horsley explains the issues when communicating with a treating doctor.

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• You say it best when you say nothing at all: Effective listening

  Have you ever been told you are a poor listener? Maybe you have, but you weren't paying attention?!

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• Partner support

  This case study looks at how involving and supporting the partner of an injured worker assists the RTW process.

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• White collar, blue collar

  Are you a RTW professional daunted by the prospect of working with a predominantly blue collar workforce? You're not alone. Here are ten tried and tested tips for building rapport.

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• Worksite wonders

  Visiting injured workers at home and at work is an integral part of the Scenic Rim Regional Council's award winning injury management program. What makes this approach so effective?

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• Retaining a top team

  How prepared are you for the fight to retain your best talent? Staff retention systems that position your company as a great place to work should be part of your arsenal.

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• Caring for carers

  Twelve tips for carers, to help them cope with the challenges of caring for a sick or injured loved one.

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• Asking assertively

  Know what you want from people at work, but not how to get it? Learn how to talk the talk, and frame your requests assertively.

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• Styles of communication

  Passive. Aggressive. Assertive. How does your professional communication style affect your working life?

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• Managers VS workers

  Hang on! Isn't RTW supposed to be all about the love? We count down ten ways to improve tetchy worker / manager relationships.

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• Trust: Dos and Don'ts

  You know organisational trust has tangible benefits. Now for the hard yards: how can you foster trust in your workplace and in your injury management system?

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• Train for success

  Workers expect more from supervisors than supervisors are prepared to give - but training can build a RTW bridge!

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• Suspicious Minds

  Tips for supervisors who have their doubts about a worker's injury or compensation claim.

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• Trouble communicating? Stop talking: Listen!

  A quick guide to the advantages and basic techniques of active listening.

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• When the doctor says "no" to return to work

  Feel like you've hit a brick wall? Practical tips to help you chisel away at it...

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• Bullying in Australian workplaces: Q&A

  Bullying is bad for workplace health and bad for RTW. How widespread is it, and how does it impact on the field?

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• RTW relationship hurdles 2: Doctors and employers

  Hurdling with a briefcase is tough, so why not dismantle RTW relationship barriers before they trip you up?

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• RTW relationship hurdles 1: Doctors and employers

  Part One - What are the barriers to good doctor / employer relationships?

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• How to recognise if you're "in the zone" at work

  Missing the zing in your step? Here's some help to refresh at work and steps to getting in the work groove.

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• Conflict Cookie #4: Making the most of conflict

  Conflict driving you crazy? Use it to drive innovation...

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• Conflict Cookie #1: What kinds of conflict happen in the workplace?

  Remember how your mum taught you to turn lemons into lemonade? In this series of bite-sized articles, we make cookies out of conflict!

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• Top ten tips for dealing with the Doc

  Is "bad medicine" delaying RTW at your organisation? Our latest top ten will help sweeten your relationship with medical practitioners...

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• Top ten tips for super smooth supervising of RTW

  Supervising return to work ain't easy...unless you've read our latest top ten!

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• How one company turned 13 workers' compensation claims into two

  Seventy work-sites to manage, different styles of management, a tough work culture, misconceptions about what's involved. Annette Photios had her work cut out when she stepped into her role.

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• Too much talking? No such thing!

  Communication between GPs and occupational health professionals.

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• Bridging the generation and gender gap

  The most tenuous relationships between a worker and their rehabilitation consultant are often those between a young female consultant and a middle aged male worker.

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• Quality control in RTW: Spend less, achieve more

  In the case of Mr S, a well managed return to work system saves an employer $$ and provides good outcomes for a worker with anxiety.

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• Burned by poor RTW management

  A badly managed case of staff burnout highlights the importance of an integrated approach to return to work

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• Catastrophic injuries

  What are 'catastrophic injuries'? Why it is important to manage them well in the workplace, and how this can be done.

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• Working with quadriplegia TWO: the physical, emotional and external challenges

  The different challenges Mario had to overcome to return to work after a car accident left him with quadriplegia.

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• Working with quadriplegia ONE: what motivates return to employment

  What helped Mario return to work after a car accident left him with quadriplegia?

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• Do you yawn enough to be a good RTW professional?

  Researchers find that contagious yawning indicates empathy.

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• Wrap up: Australia Post

  The Senate report into Australia Post's treatment of injured and ill workers is finally here. What's the verdict: employee-friendly best practice or LTI-fuelled supervisor scam?

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• Paying for it

  Opinion: David Jones, a cafe by the sea and s_x__l harassment in the workplace

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• News drop: Australia Post

  Who said what to the Senate inquiry into Australia Post's injury management practices? And what can be learnt from these grievances aired in public?

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• Love, Imagination and Workers' Comp

  Listening to workers' perspectives on the system can be painful, but might help us move beyond blame and suspicion.

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• A fraudulent slip?

  A Vic Ombudsman's report into "dodgy" doctors exploiting WorkSafe loopholes has saved employers $$. Has it also jeopardised RTW relationships?

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• Retail recession + squatting scandals = GrannyGate for Myer

  A case study in RTW and bad PR

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• Achieve with Ease: Emotional Intelligence in return to work

  Celia Prosser, owner and director of Achieve with Ease, explains how her experience as a Return to Work Co-ordinator helps her resolve workplace conflict.

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• Nursing a healthy return to work journey

  Take 10 factors for RTW success and 10 for failure. Click on the ones you want to achieve - or remedy - and uncover the clues!

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• Psychology, person injury and rehabilitation

  When a worker is physically injured, it isn't just the body that suffers.

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• How do social functioning, social relationships and compensation influence RTW?

  Understanding the factors that influence return to work assists in effective rehabilitation.

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• Hospitable RTW

  Employer reactions can determine RTW outcomes: making workers welcome matters

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• Meeting the needs of injured workers

  Peer support helps put the pieces back together after workplace injury

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• Mental illness and RTW: bridging the gap

  Collaboration between mental health and employment agencies assists return to work, but how do we foster collaboration?

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• Canada trains researchers to share the love!

  Disability prevention researchers benefit from collaboration and communication in an innovative Canadian program

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• Manners Matter: doctors' behaviour influences return to work and recovery of injured workers

  A study looking at factors influencing the return to work and recovery of injured workers in California