Episode #52 - Interview with Fiona Keough on Absenteeism

In this episode Shelley speaks with CEO of Auscontact Association, Fiona Keough, about the challenges leaders face with unplanned absences in their team.

She shares the biggest contributor to absenteeism is LIFE. ”Life is messy, It’s complicated and it's unpredictable, and work, tends to be planned, structured and, dare I say it, inflexible. So when those two go together they are diametrically opposed”.

Fiona says that asking staff if they’re ok and listening to them without judgement can go a long way to understanding what’s going on in their world and also provide a psychologically safe environment for them to work and live.

While a leader has a role to play in unplanned absences they are not totally responsible. Knowing what you can do to make a difference is what this conversation is all about.

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