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HomeTeaching our students, schools and the Universities how to adapt with change
Have we made any progress in understanding the needs of graduates? A growing development across the University sector has been the search for leaders who have the vision for an improved learning experience for students. From the start of their entry into university,...
Why don’t we ask RU OK every day?
Today is a day to check in with your colleagues and friends to make sure they are OK, but is one day a year really enough? In workplaces across the country people will hear "RU OK?" today. Some may think the question is invasive, others will think the person asking is...
Email tsunami: 7 steps to repel the tidal wave
Here's the thing. We have a prehistoric brain living in a digital age. Our brains are hardwired to be distracted. Wendy Cole, the iMaster of Productivity in the Age of Distraction, tells us what we can do to overcome email distractions and the lure to multitask. Here...
Lovers and Haters
Why do we delight in maligning people in a particular chosen profession? Why not celebrate their strengths, their contributions, and the economic and social good that results from people in work across myriad different sectors? And, if there are inefficiencies in an...
The money or the holiday?
Welcome to the annual leave game show: The Australian Fair Work Commission has recently changed various modern awards to allow for the cashing in of annual leave under specific conditions. How would you feel if this trend extends to non-award employees in the future?...
Morning routines
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment" – Jim Rohn Mornings… Some people love them, some people despise them and some people try to avoid them all together by hitting the snooze button repeatedly. What many people fail to realise is that they are a...
Hitches, glitches and sheer brilliance
At 8am this coming Saturday many of us will be watching the Olympic Opening Ceremony telecast from Rio, crossing our fingers for only a few hitches, given we're prepared for some glitches. I'm prepared to overlook all of the recent events (building delays, security...
A man’s world would be nothing without a woman or a girl
Celebrated journalist and high profile media personality Caroline Wilson says, "Sometimes it's an asset not being part of the boy's club." Last week I ventured out on a bleak, cold Melbourne night to Deakin Edge at Federation Square to hear Wilson talk about Tackling...
C’mon folks
When a Southern Belle interviewed for a Financial Planner's role in Dallas, Texas, and addressed the interview panel with 'Y'awl', no one raised an eyebrow. But when one of our candidates in Sydney was on final interview with a new employer, and dropped the 'Y bomb'...
Why your feedback is the most important news a candidate will receive
It's not just good manners. Whether you're HR, the hiring manager, or a recruiter, building relationships with candidates when recruiting new talent for your organisation is essential. Taking good care of candidates at each stage conveys a positive impression of your...
4 ways an Olympic triumph translates into success at work
It's a simple formula for athletes in elite sports: focus, preparation, practice and teamwork. Recently I attended a lunch with the Victorian Chamber featuring Australian Olympians Michael Klim, Nicole Livingstone, James Tomkins and Craig Mottram. For them, achieving...
The two types of trust
Being genuinely interested in everyone you meet may be second nature to those of us in the executive search business, but contrary to the popular saying, the reverse isn't always true. In London for an AESC conference recently, I met John Niland. John is best-known as...