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Great bosses have a super impact on early stage careers. Until recently I hadn't understood the full impact of a great boss over and above a first class education, blue chip organisation or dreamy job title. Tell me it's otherwise, but I've seen great bosses bring out...
What did it cost you to get to work today?
Have you ever thought about what it costs to get to work and the effect your commute has on you? A McCrindle Research survey Paying to Work: What's work costing you? in June 2013 found: "Transport is the single greatest expense when it comes to work, with the average...
Go right ahead be xenophobic – at your peril
Warning: the following may be offensive to some readers A few years ago Slade Group raised the lid on social discrimination in the hiring space and the business media gave it a good run. Social discrimination is the virtual thumbs down professionals can experience...
Reference checks… your past is your future
Here is a valuable career lesson. Recently I was at the final stages of a recruiting assignment. Slade Partners use a robust recruitment methodology, so I had some outstanding candidates for the client to interview. Shortlisted candidates had been asked to prepare a...
One from the trenches
Is this an extended downturn or rather an exciting structural shift? I'm in the camp that sees the whole global market undergoing a structural shift. This month Australians and in particular Melburnians awoke to the reality that Toyota in 2017 will join Ford and...
Bridging the digital talent gap
In Digital we are nail-bitingly aware of an increasing labour-hire shortage in Australia. Yet, at a time when university graduates are fiercely competing to secure their first jobs, a wide discrepancy exists between the digital expertise needed by companies and the...
How’s a senator to banter with a union leader?
I was staggered this week when I heard that Adam Bandt, Greens Deputy Leader and Federal Member for Melbourne, was calling for the head of Paul Howes, the Leader of the AWU. Howes stated publicly that some industry workers were ahead of the game in wage negotiations...
Are we at war in our workplaces?
I can see what successive governments and unions have been attempting to do with the evolving workplace IR laws. They're designed for an aspirational nirvana workplace where everyone loves work, deals fairly in all situations and glistens with uber-productivity, all...
I’m no economist, but…
In London over the New Year, I witnessed first-hand the buzz of the City even in the middle of winter. As with Australia, it's a country grappling with a flood of people, in this case Eastern Europeans who want to make London home. The open borders of the EU create...
Power pops and gung-ho grannies
It cuts both ways: You may already have managed someone old enough to be your grandfather, but sooner or later, according to recent research, you'll be supervised by a friend of your granddaughter. A report from Suncorp Superannuation released in late 2013, titled...
Unexpected revelations for organisational success
Here's our 2014 New Year resolution, compliments of Mrs Jones, the 92 year old internet darling, still smiling and happy to wake up each morning for the simple pleasure of being alive. At Slade Group, we think The Mrs Jones List is just as true for Organisational...
Crystal balls, lies and damn statistics
We sometimes think we have it hard — working with the variable nature of human beings all day, every day. But I’d rather deal with talent ahead of economic forecasting any day. What's your sense of 2014? Here's a quick snapshot from some of our economic gurus. Dun...