Erma Ranieri, Commissioner for Public Sector Employment in South Australia, provides an example of a mentoring program that she set up off the back of International Women’s Day about five years ago where she took a group of ten younger women over the course of twelve months and helped them to develop their career plan and navigate challenges that they were experiencing. Most of those women have now gone on to achieve things, but above that, they have become better people. Erma also details how mentoring programs are crucial in raising awareness of important issues. Listen to her episode here
Resilience comes from experiencing difficult knocks and setbacks that make you go back and try a different approach or way to achieve something. Erma Ranieri, Commissioner for Public Sector Employment in South Australia, shares her experiences of surviving knockbacks throughout her career and never giving up. She also explains how younger generations need to experience setbacks to build their resilience and how it makes them become better leaders as they understand their own underlying purpose of where they want to go and use that to keep moving forward. Listen to her episode here
Listen in as Erma Ranieri, Commissioner for Public Sector Employment for South Australia, talks about the key opportunities and challenges for younger generations in the workforce. Erma talks about how the younger workforce will likely find solutions to problems much more quickly through innovation and technology skills. However, it is still equally important to be self-aware, show vulnerability, and build resilience through adversity and setbacks. She also stresses the importance of ensuring that human interactions and connections are valued. Listen to her episode here
In the past, leaders who wore their hearts on their sleeves were often not seen as strong leaders. Once seen as a sign of weakness but now seen as a sign of strength, authentic leaders who show vulnerability are the leaders that people want to follow. Erma Ranieri, Commissioner for Public Sector Employment for South Australia, explains how she has shared her lived experiences with her staff and how she has used these to make a difference so that others will not experience the same disadvantages that she has experienced throughout her career. Listen to her episode here
There are many important initiatives around mental health in the workplace, including mentally healthy workplace toolkits, guides, wellbeing vouchers, and even R U OK day. Erma Ranieri, Commissioner for Public Sector Employment in South Australia, shares her perspectives on how leaders must keep in touch with this regularly. It may just be one day when they are not ok, or even the tone they reply with that gives you an indication that they might need help or support. With psychosocial hazards embedded in legislation, leaders must have a stronger commitment to this. Listen to her episode here
We are all touched by mental health at some point in our lives. Erma Ranieri, Commissioner for Public Sector Employment for South Australia, shares her perspectives on the importance of providing leaders with more insights in their released Conversations Matters guide, which helps leaders understand and see their staff as human beings who have things happening in their lives that may be affecting how they show up at work, and how they can have these discussions and offer the right help and support to their employees. Listen to her episode here
