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Funny Business Corporate Workshops

Welcome to Funny Business.  Funny Business is a Melbourne based organisation helping businesses by offering a range of services and stimulating and fun workshops with sound research to identify conflict in the workplace. The workshops facilitate skills and practice in conflict resolution and promote a culture of good-humoured communication, trust, empathy and empowerment to enhance teamwork within the workplace.

Funny business OWN Empowerment is dedicated to creating positive business environments through the delivery of quality training workshops to staff and management.  Funny business focuses on workplace bullying and in particular:  conflict prevention, identification of potential and actual conflict and transformation for positive wellbeing in environments.

The training programs all have a positive/humorous component to make learning interesting and fun.   Susan Carew is a Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Scholar and expert in Peace Studies, and a market analyst for 10 years.  Susan aka Peacefull/fool clown is a World Peace Clown (refer The Presenter for more information).  Susan Carew connects humour, conflict resolution and wellbeing to foster harmonious and productive environments.

Be prepared to laugh in our workshops

On a more serious note

Workplaces mirror society and we are experiencing a society that is losing its sense of values, this has implications for team working and trust.

The issue of workplace bullying is an emerging issue of concern in the business community and the general community (schools).  A Griffith University study estimated that workplace bullying costs Australian industry between 6 and 36 billion. The costs included estimates for hidden costs. Furthermore, it was estimated that between 350,000 to 1.5 million people were bullied.  it can cost a company approximately $20,000 per employee as a result of bullying. The issue is also considerable in schools which reflects that it is a societal problem.

The government has attempted to address this form of violence through including bullying under the Occupational Health and Safety Legislation.  Under this legislation bullying is a health and safety issues and organisations are obligated by law to ensure they deal with bullying and provide a safe working environment.  Organisations can be fined up to $900,000 for failing to comply with legislation.  More information about OH&S can be located at Worksafe Victoria Occupational Health and Safety.

Bullying

Bullying is not only in the school yard it is evident in the workplace.  This has real implications for productivity and job satisfaction.

"People in charge, as well as your fellow workers, may use bullying as a way of exerting their authority or powerlessness. Practical jokes, offensive comments and physical abuse are all common forms of bullying which can have a detrimental effect on your health and frame of mind. You may think that your boss can throw their weight around, but if he or she does this literally, then its against the law. Recent studies have shown that the effects of bullying can be very serious with victims even suffering Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome.

Victims of bullying may suffer from:  stress, anxiety, panic attacks, lack of concentration, insomnia and low self-esteem.

A bully can be your manager, supervisor or a fellow worker. They can also be male or female with the majority of cases being same sex cases.  Employers too, should not ignore bullying. It is their responsibility to provide you with a safe and healthy working environment, so the issue must be addressed. If not, then they could be in breach of Occupational Health and Safety laws".  A.C.T.U. Occupational Health and Safety.
Absenteeism

Many people are feeling overworked and stressed.  The growing absenteeism and health issues has real impacts on the economy and society.  

"Absenteeism is a major cost to Australian business - estimated at more than two billion dollars a year - but the cost is even higher in the Commonwealth public service.    Surveys indicate that absenteeism costs Australian business more than $2 billion a year and that an average of two point seven per cent of the Australian workforce was absent on unapproved leave on an average day.

Employees have to cope with technical changes, structural change within the organisation, and changes in legislation. Because of this, work performance demands are significant and staff tend to push themselves to a point where they just cannot take it," she said.
(Researcher Dr Indira Pattni from University of Western Australia's Graduate School of Management)

 
Workshop participants comments

Workshop witness;
  • Very positive, well presented
  • Overall I thought the workshop was excellent
  • Think it is worthwhile.  Feel – lighter, more relaxed
  • Fantastic
  • Was great and fun way to spend an hour
  • Felt happy whole time
  • Funny presenter
Workshop winners;
  • You can choose to be happy
  • Be happy – make others happy – it’s free
  • Be willing to step outside my comfort zone to be happy
  • To be positive and keep smiling
  • Happiness is caring for yourself and other people
  • Laughter is fun and need to do it more
Workshop wonders;
  • Everyone to bring a joke, homework he he he
  • Wearing wigs, making noise, letting go!
  • Cheering each other
  • Massage!
 
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For further information Contact Susan Carew Funny Business, OWN Empowerment