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2024 Was the Toughest Year for Job Seekers and Recruiters in Decades – with Geoff Slade As a career coach, I’ve spent years guiding corporate professionals through the ups and downs of job searching, but 2024 is proving to be one of the most challenging years I’ve...
How we’re growing more than just moustaches this Movember
It’s Mo Month at Slade Group – a time to put the spotlight on men’s health. Did you know that globally, a man dies by suicide every minute, prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, or that testicular cancer is the most common cancer in...
AI in Healthcare – Friend and Foe
Slade Group, in partnership with our sister company TRANSEARCH, hosted a forum entitled AI in Healthcare – Friend and Foe. As the title suggests, this emerging technology has the capability of being a game-changer for the good of the industry, but there is a...
Lessons and Challenges for Boosting Team Performance in Hybrid Work Environments
High-Performing Hybrid & Remote Teams Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting an engaging event for a group of our clients, alongside colleagues from the Interchange Bench and Synchro Partners. The session was led by Renata Bernarde, a seasoned career coach and...
Why candidates are willing to negotiate on salary for the ‘perfect role’
The Perfect Role One of the most common things I hear from candidates is: “My salary expectation is _____, but I’m happy to consider a lower salary for the perfect role.” So, what is it about this perfect role that candidates are willing to adjust their salary...
The Importance of Reputation in Today’s Job Market
With unemployment duration averaging 20 weeks in the USA and Australia, the job market is tougher than ever. This is a significant improvement from December 2023, when the average duration was over 22 weeks, but it’s still a challenging environment for jobseekers. As...
The journey to a brighter tomorrow
How our Olympians and the English Premiership League can inspire improvement in Healthcare performance One of the challenges for leaders is to instill hope in their teams. Inspiring leaders can engage their teams in the strategic objectives of the organisation so that...
Latest challenges for private hospitals not limited to talent
In my recent articles, I referenced challenges facing the private hospital sector given the current mismatch between revenue and escalating costs. This was borne out in an EY study, which has not been made publicly available though referenced at the recent APHA...
5 Ways to Bridge the Generation Gap in Communication Preferences in the Workforce
Hey, would you like to talk to me? Communication has evolved at a rapid pace. In the digital age, apps, social media, text messages and emails are our primary means of staying connected. However, one traditional form of communication seems to be fading into obscurity:...
9 ways the world at work has changed since 2020
Back in April 2020, I left my last role as a Senior Consultant with a large global recruitment organisation to focus on my growing family. At the time Covid was taking hold, causing significant uncertainty and disruption, but little did I realise quite how much the...
Leading, Learning and Caring with Leaders of Independent Schools
We know that good teaching will involve a mixture of explicit instruction, inquiry-based learning and experiential learning, together with appropriate varying methods of assessing learning. We are dealing with individuals, so no one approach or framework will suit...
A paradigm for better Healthcare: Insights from the 41st APHA Annual Congress
At the recent Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) Congress on the Gold Coast I was delighted to re-acquaint myself with the industry and a number of participants from my network who I have known over my many years in the private healthcare sector. Having...