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Wisdom Wednesday – 10 Toxic Work Behaviours We Should Stop Normalizing

One of the many advantages of working in a library over a corporate environment is that you’re generally less likely to see these behaviours. But we still have our fair share – I mean, in terms of “micromanaging” is a profession that attracts people who want to organize all the world’s information from 000 to […]

¶ Posted 29 October 2025 § Infographic § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – How To Lead Different Generations

¶ Posted 22 October 2025 § Infographic § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: history

Wisdom Wednesday – How To Hurt A Narcissist

@adamcam10 How to hurt a narcissist ? original sound – Adam Cam

¶ Posted 15 October 2025 § Jobs § Politics § United States § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health

Wisdom Wednesday – As An Adult, You Cannot Be “In Trouble” With Another Adult

@okaywithkay not your boss, not your parents, not your partner. it’s a trauma response, not a healthy dynamic. ??? #anxiousattachment #peoplepleasing #therapytok ? original sound – okaywithkay

¶ Posted 08 October 2025 § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – Shout Out To Thin Air

@ryanjamesahern #sales #b2b #george #manager #salesmanger #corporatehumor #corporatelife #officelife #office #officehumor #work #worklife #shareholders #profits #waste #quota ? original sound – Ryan Ahern

¶ Posted 24 September 2025 § Jobs § Library § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics

Wisdom Wednesday – HR Rebranding as People & Culture is a Really Dumb Trend

HR doesn’t set the culture, the leaders do. So look at the top leaders – how do they act? How do they treat people? How do they support people? How do they enable people to do their best work? Are they well-liked by staff? Do staff even know who they are? (If they don’t, do […]

¶ Posted 11 June 2025 § Jobs § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, language

Wisdom Wednesday – April Fool?

This is a post that’s five (or maybe even ten or fifteen?) years in the making. When I started at RPL fifteen years ago, I was an extremely unique position in the HR Unit called “Organization Development Specialist” with responsibility for staff training and development, change management initiatives, working on the nebulous “organizational culture” among […]

¶ Posted 02 April 2025 § Humour § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, language

Wisdom Wednesday – Work Is 80% Relationships

A couple recent conversations got me thinking about the idea that “Work is 80% Relationships” and the vital importance of soft skills. * A long time ago, the best manager we ever had at RPL talked to me about how the fact that her and another manager were really good friends outside of work and […]

¶ Posted 26 February 2025 § Jobs § Library § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – How Do Companies Come Up With Their “Values”

Actions speak louder than words… @wankernomics Ever wondered how companies come up with meaningless ‘Organisational Values’ like Integrity, Respect, Innovation and Excellence? Watch this video to find out how. If you like this type of stuff come to the all new Wankernomics show touring Australia and the UK this year. It’s an all-staff meeting brought […]