by Geoff Slade | Oct 11, 2021 | Executive, The world @work
Australian businesses, brace yourselves. According to all the data coming out of the USA (a trend very likely to be followed here in the first half of next year), almost half the workforce are gearing up for the sort of change we have never witnessed before… the...
by Samantha Cotgrave | Oct 8, 2021 | Executive, The world @work
Remember 2019? It was late that year when I took the Melbourne-based role of General Manager for Slade Group and the Interchange Bench. I’d come fresh off an extended break, including giving myself the time to do the Camino De Santiago Trail, to find some ‘me time’...
by Bilal Khan | May 26, 2021 | Executive, The world @work
I see trust as a currency. Each one of us starts with a certain amount when we initiate a professional relationship. Whether it be with colleagues or customers, you either build on it or lose it. And building trust requires consistent effort. Any gains in efficiency...
by Anita Ziemer | May 21, 2021 | Executive, The world @work
Is it a hidden advantage to be an introverted boss, or as an extrovert do you have additional horsepower in the table stakes of leadership? Prompted by The Hustle’s weekend newsletter, Why Introverts Make Great Leaders, it’s interesting to discover the parrying...
by Anita Ziemer | May 4, 2021 | Executive, The world @work
Three steps to hiring the best talent and at the right price. Confused? It’s not just you. Right now the whole labour market is like a bowl of starchy spaghetti and you need to be super dextrous to unravel the threads to sate your appetite. You want the talent, but...
by Bill Haggerty | Mar 30, 2021 | Executive, Technical & Operations, The world @work
Why leading with empathy is so important. In Slade Group’s Core Strength research about most sought-after employee attributes through COVID-19, empathy took a back seat to ‘here and now survival’ skills. Make no mistake, empathy has jumped back into the...