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The CEO of MarkTwo Consulting, Mark Oliver, has written several published thought leadership books and articles providing practical insights into the key issue of human motivation, and how to translate this with timeless wisdom and insights applicable to our changing modern workplace.

Below are a collection of some of his written Blogs.

Also below is a link to watch some of his short video blogs (between 1.5-3 mins each) on key challenges in the workplace.

The video blogs are:

1. 3 Common Hiring Mistakes 
2. Turning Average Performers into High Performers 
3. 3 Reasons People Resist Change 
4. How to Give Good Feedback 
5. 2 Key Things to Remember When Handling Conflict 
6. Warning Signals of Psychopaths 
7. How Can You Find Your Purpose in Life? 

CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO BLOGS

See below for his written blogs.

According to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2021 report, employees’ daily stress reached a record high in 2020, increasing from 38% in 2019 to 43% globally in 2020. 45% of employees in Australia and New Zealand report that they are feeling stress during a lot of the day.

Highly engaged employees produce higher levels of productivity and customer service resulting in 17% more operating margin and 400% more shareholder value.

Many people in the world were shocked by how quickly the Taliban took over Afghanistan.

PTSD has affected many soldiers through history, and there was the stigma that it was about soldiers being "weak minded" as many fled the battlefield.

Unfortunately, Covid-19 is not going away anytime soon.

Simply put: leadership is mostly ‘of the heart’ while management is mostly ‘of the head’.

Research continually finds 'leadership development' to be one of the top five priorities for HR and business (for instance see BCG's 2021 research: Creating People Advantage).

“The neurotransmitters in my brain have been firing like Sydney Harbour on NYE ever since your feedback consultation, so thank you for your time the other week!!” - Joanne Capp, National Key Account Manager, Bunzl Outsourcing Services.

The “lockdown experience” has significantly worsened the turnover situation.

Everyone is naturally high in one or two of the following intelligences and naturally low in one or two.