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A certain Miss Tatiana Farley, 24 years of age, resident in Sydney, previously of Melbourne, sends out a Thought of The Day by 9.00am every day; a virtual early morning gift to nearly 1000 recipients. Some are straight up hilarious: "If you want to really know someone...
Boards overboard and other broader debates
Is overboarding (being on too many Boards or holding too many Chair positions) an issue? Everyone seems to be joining the debate about Board Directors lately. Journalists, analysts, shareholders, as well as the corporate governance industry, are all jumping on the NED...
Just because you are a character, doesn’t mean that you have character.
I don't know whether I'm just getting a bit long in the recruitment tooth or not, but the question of character has been playing on my mind lately. I know so many people in business who are characters – they're funny, engaging, witty, great to have a drink with and...
Seven Axioms of Leadership
Leadership is paradoxical. We know it exists – certainly we have all experienced it in one way or another, but differing perceptions of leadership result in differing ideas about what leadership is. With a longstanding background in the recruitment industry, I've...
A walk on the mild side: Melbourne’s marvellous mid-century multi-storeys
Modern architecture is a lot like modern art – you either love it or hate it. Working in a rapidly growing CBD with a relatively new built-up environment is a bit like wandering through an art gallery of ever-changing exhibitions. While Melbourne has preserved many of...
Cultural Capital: The new HR
Debate has raged for years about the value of the Human Resources department. Is it deserving of a seat on the Executive or just an administrative function that provides staff with the warm and fuzzies? Often maligned as the go-to place when things go wrong, both...
Pyjamas today? No way!
I don't know about you, but growing up I watched my parents follow the same routine, day in and day out. They dropped us kids off at school, picked us up again, made dinner, reflected with us on our respective days, let us watch a bit of TV and then it was bedtime....
Four secrets to motivated, high performers: Target, Stick, Get, Protect.
It's no secret that motivated employees are better for business. A motivated employee will put in blood, sweat and tears to produce the outcomes needed. They will take ownership for the work they do with an organisation as if it is their own business and they will...
We rate hotels, restaurants and airlines. Why not our office towers?
Would it strike fear into the heart of developers and employers if we publicly rated the work spaces in which we spend so many waking hours? Rate My Office comes up with an architect's survey form, but it doesn't ask you to name your floor, your building or your city....
Off Balance. On Integration.
WORK life integration. Instead of trying to balance the two separate spheres in our lives, our professional and personal lives are now deeply personal and inextricably linked – and we want to see value in all we do. Organisations aware of this can focus on creating a...
Who dares an open conversation?
Some folks are scared to ask the next question. The one that drills down just that bit further. I'm passing on the essence of an article I had considerable empathy with, by Belgian management consultant John Niland. "It takes both courage and energy to have real...
Fireworks to really light up the joint
Back in Bittern when I was growing up, penny bungers were the fireworks of choice on New Year's Eve. I had more fun setting off and running away from my small stash of crackers than being a passive spectator to the brilliance of News Year's Eves at Times Square and on...