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Driving into the line of (ex) fires
We’re going direct! Inspired by initiatives such as Empty Esky and Beers for Bushfire Relief, Slade Group’s bushfire response is to help the businesses and people directly hit by the loss of property and commerce. We’ve made available our two company...
RCSA CEO is right on the money
The following article was originally published on Shortlist, 30 January 2020 and I’m in total agreement with Charles Cameron. Australian employers don’t know how good they’ve got it when compared with other Western countries. It’s time our industry stood up to be...
A lot to think about beyond 2020
February already and we’re fully back into the swing of work, with the Australia Day long weekend gone and kids back to school. Companies and employees everywhere are returning to significant challenges to the Australian economy and their industries within it,...
My story
This article was originally published by Sarah Morgan as "The Godfather of Recruitment" in The Brief, the magazine of the RCSA. They say it’s not what you know, but who you know that matters and when it comes to the biggest influencers in the recruitment industry,...
Why not a Pre-New Year Career Resolution!
Taking the next steps to advance your career can be a stressful and lonely experience. Slade Group is proud to partner with Renata Bernade who has developed ‘Job Hunting Made Simple’, a 7-week online course and group coaching programme that will show you how to plan...
Who you hire today, determines what is possible tomorrow!
Slade Group through its sister company TRANSEARCH International Australia, recently brought Dr John O. Burdett to Melbourne for a series of seminars on topics such as “How to measure culture”, “Tomorrow will be different – Will you?”, and “Why hiring the best...
5 steps closer to a winning team in 2020
After a fantastic year with a double up from the Tigers and Springboks, I got to thinking about how the business sector builds ‘winning teams’. How do they go about finding and securing their talent, and critically, how do they decide whether new employees will be a...
Why is it even a contest? Roads and Rail vs Tech and Digital.
It makes us feel we’re a nation on the move seeing the worker bees in High Vis vests bringing impressive infrastructure spending to life. Cities and populations are growing and we need improved roads and rail services. Great. But what happens at the end of the line?...
An erudite lesson in global politics
On a wet Oaks Day in Melbourne I backed a lunchtime invitation to hear Lord Chris Patten speak at the State Library of Victoria ahead of the races. He reflected a little on Brexit ‘psycho-mania’ (now my new favourite term) and a lot more on Hong Kong and China....
MMXIX (that’s 2019, or Mixed Media and I with two kisses)
Let’s talk about being a Graduate student in the 21st century. Finally getting that piece of paper – saying you’ve completed a degree! It’s exciting, a huge sense of relief, finally all your hard work has paid off. Then it dawns on you and the flush off questions...
What are the myths (and facts) on ageing and work?
The Australian population is ageing. This has led to a lot of public policy and debate around the need to reduce welfare costs and respond to projected shortfalls in labour as older workers retire in large numbers. Prolonging the working life in an inclusive way, and...
More than a lucky break: How Maitham and others have achieved a better life through the power of a professional career.
Over the past two years I have had the privilege of pairing with a number of participants in the CareerSeekers program. This is a non-profit organisation supporting Australia's refugees and migrants fleeing war-torn countries, and support them with language, interview...