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In today's marketplace, organisations across all sectors are very conscious of the need to retain good talent. Understandably, they worry about their IP walking out the door and going to the highest bidder, or employees setting-up in opposition down the road and...
I feel like singing from the roof top!
It's interesting for an organisation to articulate its unique culture values. And it’s always a bit of argy bargy to settle on just four 'cultural values', or in plain English "the way we do things around here". Let me recall a planning meeting some eight years ago,...
Work is a thing we do, not a place we go.
I'm writing this article working from home (at 9:28am on a Thursday morning). I chose to do this due to the increased concentration afforded by the solitude of my apartment. It's amazing how productive I can be when I have a little space for myself; I've been trying...
A few minutes on mindfulness could be the gift of a lifetime
I was recently invited to a positive psychology talk (by my wife and daughter) with Smiling Mind – some of you may know the app? Being receptive to new ideas, I went along. I was impressed by the panel of speakers who included well-known psychologist Michael Carr...
Kicked in the guts
Each of us probably has a moment of truth in their career when harsh but true words are sent our way. In the lead up to this year's AFL Grand Final, I'm sharing my own personal experience. I was a 17 year old kid up from the country, drafted to the Melbourne Football...
The solitude of leadership
There's almost nowhere better to enjoy solitude than on a long haul flight. As I'm writing this en route from London to Chicago, it's the perfect moment to ponder can solitude as a condition of truly effective leadership override the currency of quick decision-making,...
We’re curious.
What’s your experience with Results Only Work Environment (ROWE) and Hot Desking? As Slade Group is about to reconfigure its Melbourne office and move to part hot desking, we're interested in your experiences. Here are the pros and cons we've been able to uncover so...
Talent Analytics: New ways to optimise employee performance
Earlier this year, Slade Group launched its partnership with Thomas International with a series of breakfast seminars in Sydney and Melbourne. The events, New Ways to Optimise Employee Performance through Talent Analytics, included presentations from Chris Schutte –...
True value in effectively remunerating executives
Would you work for less than market value in a senior role on a long term basis? For most executives, the answer is a definite 'no'. Trends in executive remuneration should always remain on your radar, particularly when considering a new position or changing...
Do we have to use ‘part-time’ in the pejorative?
Amanda Milledge wants to hear your story. Amanda Milledge, lawyer, NED and writer argues that part-time per se has to be viewed not as a second tier, second grade working title, but the new normal. Recently I've spent time listening to her describe the book she's...
Help, get me out of here!
I had barely sat down at my desk, when the phone rang. "Warwick… help, get me out of here!" I thought I recognised the voice, but waited for his confirmation, "It's Brendon here. You remember, we spoke six weeks ago when you approached me about a Supply Chain Director...
Bacon, eggs and tomato please
To ease myself back into my first day back on the treadmill after a few weeks quaffing the European summer, I took 30 minutes before work this morning to have breakfast at my favourite local hole in the wall. A lot of us detest breakfast meetings, but breakfast...
Beware the dangers of the overzealous non
In today's marketplace, organisations across all sectors are very conscious of the need to retain good talent. Understandably, they worry about their IP walking out the door and going to the highest bidder, or employees setting-up in opposition down the road and...
I feel like singing from the roof top!
It's interesting for an organisation to articulate its unique culture values. And it’s always a bit of argy bargy to settle on just four 'cultural values', or in plain English "the way we do things around here". Let me recall a planning meeting some eight years ago,...
Work is a thing we do, not a place we go.
I'm writing this article working from home (at 9:28am on a Thursday morning). I chose to do this due to the increased concentration afforded by the solitude of my apartment. It's amazing how productive I can be when I have a little space for myself; I've been trying...
A few minutes on mindfulness could be the gift of a lifetime
I was recently invited to a positive psychology talk (by my wife and daughter) with Smiling Mind – some of you may know the app? Being receptive to new ideas, I went along. I was impressed by the panel of speakers who included well-known psychologist Michael Carr...
Kicked in the guts
Each of us probably has a moment of truth in their career when harsh but true words are sent our way. In the lead up to this year's AFL Grand Final, I'm sharing my own personal experience. I was a 17 year old kid up from the country, drafted to the Melbourne Football...
The solitude of leadership
There's almost nowhere better to enjoy solitude than on a long haul flight. As I'm writing this en route from London to Chicago, it's the perfect moment to ponder can solitude as a condition of truly effective leadership override the currency of quick decision-making,...
We’re curious.
What’s your experience with Results Only Work Environment (ROWE) and Hot Desking? As Slade Group is about to reconfigure its Melbourne office and move to part hot desking, we're interested in your experiences. Here are the pros and cons we've been able to uncover so...
Talent Analytics: New ways to optimise employee performance
Earlier this year, Slade Group launched its partnership with Thomas International with a series of breakfast seminars in Sydney and Melbourne. The events, New Ways to Optimise Employee Performance through Talent Analytics, included presentations from Chris Schutte –...
True value in effectively remunerating executives
Would you work for less than market value in a senior role on a long term basis? For most executives, the answer is a definite 'no'. Trends in executive remuneration should always remain on your radar, particularly when considering a new position or changing...
Do we have to use ‘part-time’ in the pejorative?
Amanda Milledge wants to hear your story. Amanda Milledge, lawyer, NED and writer argues that part-time per se has to be viewed not as a second tier, second grade working title, but the new normal. Recently I've spent time listening to her describe the book she's...
Help, get me out of here!
I had barely sat down at my desk, when the phone rang. "Warwick… help, get me out of here!" I thought I recognised the voice, but waited for his confirmation, "It's Brendon here. You remember, we spoke six weeks ago when you approached me about a Supply Chain Director...
Bacon, eggs and tomato please
To ease myself back into my first day back on the treadmill after a few weeks quaffing the European summer, I took 30 minutes before work this morning to have breakfast at my favourite local hole in the wall. A lot of us detest breakfast meetings, but breakfast...