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HomeThe fly on the wall
So you've made it to the interview stage and you're one step closer to getting the job. But did you realise that sometimes an assessment begins the moment you walk through the front door? Welcome to our office. I'm the receptionist. The friendly face who will greet...
9 chilling facts about your workplace and this digital economy
You're not alone – we're all alert and slightly alarmed. Just take a look at the summary findings from The Australian Digital Skills and Salary Survey 2015, and our original article below. Where digital skills fall short: 80% of managers describe staff as being weak...
Playing from a 10.
It's no secret Australians love mobile technology. Gizmodo reports over 97% now own smart phones. But we often forget we're carrying the most sophisticated mobile tech of all above our neck. Using your mind in business sounds like a no-brainer, so it's surprising to...
Digital skills fall short
Australia is facing a major digital skills-shortage. A new study suggests Australian employers are under-investing in the skills development of current employees, as well as struggling to find new digital talent. With the growing importance of digital in today's...
Snakes and Ladders or Game of Thrones?
As significant as the Iron Age and the Industrial Revolution, the Technology Age has heralded complexities into business environments. Likewise the emergence of new management disciplines, constantly evolving business models and other destabilising challenges to the...
Shooting myself in the foot
I have a big birthday coming up and it's not my 50th. Well and truly a Baby Boomer, the world @work in 2020 is not going to feature me because the immediate future lies with Gen X. I've got five Gen Xers leading our individual business units and they run rings around...
Selling your authentic self
Does authenticity equal results? I was recently invited to two events – sales presentations by experts in their fields. One presenter was American, the other an Australian. I decided to attend both speakers as I thought it would be interesting to hear the contrasts in...
Who said the young are apathetic?
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...