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HomeA thought provoking start to 2016
For insight into the talent challenges facing businesses today and tomorrow, today’s blog is an edited excerpt from the Business Excellence interview with Anita Ziemer, Executive Director of Slade Group. Business Excellence is the publication of the Victorian Chamber...
Still just a country boy
Which recruitment executives have inspired you on a professional level? Recently industry news site Shortlist asked me to nominate them. Recruitment blogger Ross Clennett also devoted several articles this year to the subject, including What You May Not Know About...
Waving the Magic Wand
"If I could wave a magic wand to create a perfect career opportunity for you, what would it look like?" It's a great question, isn't it? A former colleague of mine used it in all her hiring interviews. Open ended questions literally allow people to open up. You bring...
Transitioning from Executive to the Boardroom – 6 key factors to consider
In my regular meetings with business leaders from the financial services sector, we nearly always discuss their ongoing challenges for the recruitment and retention of key staff. In this context it can seem inappropriate to discuss their own career plans in the same...
4 clues about teamwork by solving a murder mystery
What makes a good team? Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are a famous pairing. Our Shared Services team recently cloaked up for a team bonding activity at Escape Hunt in Melbourne. While being locked in a dark room for an hour surrounded by beer doesn’t sound too bad for...
How to triage CV applications in the War for Talent
In his own way, the great Napoleonic surgeon Dominique Larrey has influenced the progress of your career! Over 200 years ago he halted the practice of treating ranked officers ahead of foot soldiers, and instead introduced the modern rule of triage of casualties; that...
Is your hiring process being managed by tortoises or hares?
There is a quote from Richard Pratt that has always stuck with me throughout my recruitment career: "Always hire the best person for the job, not the best available. If they're available they're not necessarily the best." One of the most costly decisions an...
The 5 things keeping Senior Executives awake are not what you might think
What happens when you bring together a group of Australia’s top business leaders to consider the big issues? Current media headlines would have you think the TPP, China FTA, a lumpy economy, risk, governance, or the AUD would be front of mind. In fact the headline...
Have we lost the value of knowledge?
I recently went to a ‘Clever Happenings’ talk. These are fascinating talks organised by Dr Jason Fox and sponsored by The Centre for Workplace Leadership, with different speakers every month. The presenter on this occasion was talking about brand and sales. At one...
Melbourne to New York at the Age of 65
Sometimes it feels like you’ve run a marathon just to keep with the world @work! This year, at the age of 65, long-time Melbourne running superstar and long-serving Slade Group employee Heather McBride has qualified to run in the New York Marathon. The race takes...
Nobody likes a pouting recruiter
“A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still” – Dale Carnegie Once, early in my career, I accepted a new role despite my misgivings about the position. The recruiter talked me into it. Female engineers were quite a rare find in the late 90s and...
That person who knew no boundaries
Have you encountered that person? The one who, before you even know what is happening, drags you off to a bar, takes you for lunch or you find yourself unwittingly accepting an invitation to go somewhere you don't want to be. We've all had a moment with a client or a...