blog posts

Friday, 03 December 2010 8:03am

While there may be cases where a recruiter can say that they made a hire because of a social media tool, there are few organizations that can show a consistent return or prove that some other approach would not have worked just as well...

Friday, 26 November 2010 8:15am

Companies that do a good job of capturing "a day in the life" within their company have the best chance at making video a tool that allows candidates to feel like they're involved in the conversation...

Friday, 26 November 2010 8:03am

Not only do they want a job they enjoy along with a friendly atmosphere, they want to feel a sense of belonging. Create that feeling for the youth of your organisation and increase the retention rate among your young professionals...

Friday, 19 November 2010 8:15am

The thing with our traditional review was that, despite good intentions, it focused mainly on two sections: the manager rating and the employee's weaknesses...

Friday, 19 November 2010 8:07am

I'm not one who believes that an employer can (or should try to) solve all an employee's problems...Yet and still, there is surely something meaningful that we can do to help - isn't there?

Friday, 12 November 2010 8:23am

Let me be clear - no matter how much money, time and effort your organisation throws towards 'learning'... it doesn't work if the employee doesn't open up to the idea that what's about to be learned will tangibly benefit their own life somehow.

Friday, 12 November 2010 8:07am

A leader, and anyone else, should know that good manners stop unpleasantness and misunderstanding from happening, and bad manners get in the way of things running smoothly, and are therefore costly, both in human and financial terms...

Friday, 05 November 2010 8:23am

Here are five elements that must be present in your recruiter before even thinking of engagement. Some elements may be harder to identify than others, but it is necessary to tick off all these beforehand...

Friday, 05 November 2010 8:04am

This presentation brings together key themes evident in creating a successful work life balance culture, as demonstrated by Australia's leading work life balance employers...

Friday, 29 October 2010 8:28am

The past two years have seen many companies let go of top performers indiscriminately... But where has this left Australia's top performing executives?