Those in the Melbourne office may have said or heard this before: “… a soy decaf what?” I’ve had workplace burnout three times (I didn’t know that was what it was called the first time). This is not something I am proud of, as clearly it is evidence that I don’t learn from past experience! […]
Staff Stories
At Private Media we are surrounded by some of the smartest and most interesting people in Australia. No… make that the planet. Actually, make it the universe. And we make our living out of selling yarns.
I had been trying to come up with ways to build up our internal community more… and thought, why not tap into one of our greatest strengths?
Storytelling.
This idea is actually stolen from Dean Yates, our mental health strategist, based on an initiative he led at Reuters to help normalise the conversation around mental illness. The blogs were a sledgehammer against stigma and shame, communalised what many had suffered in silence and made staff feel more comfortable seeking help.
So here is our collection of Staff Stories – where we hope to strengthen our sense of community by learning about each other’s experiences and sharing different perspectives. And potentially even have our minds opened in little unexpected ways.
I would love love love to have contributions from anyone around the business. There is no qualifier, everyone has their own personal story to tell.
Blog categories are:
- Mental health
- Inclusion & Diversity
- Wellbeing
- Hobbies / other
Comments and engagement with stories are encouraged! It is a bold move to share something personal with colleagues. I only ask that we create a psychologically safe environment for authors and commenters.
xx Ai
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