I run workshops for groups of people who work in medium and large organisations — be they leaders, high potentials, or a team or division. And the question I most ask of my workshop participants is “what are the attributes of a peak performer?” I explain that by ‘peak performance’ I mean ‘peak’; not just […]
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Struggling to pick a career?
Action will always remove the doubt that theory cannot solve. – Petryl Hsieh Taking any action at all can help chip away at the uncertainties faced when picking a career. The action can be as small as reaching out to contacts to temping with a company for insight into a particular industry. You don’t need to invest […]
Gen Y at Work: Rewarding the Global Generation
On Tuesday 11th February, Mark McCrindle had presented a piece on Managing Generations at Work, which reinforced the fact that there are strong trait variations between the generations at work and how to manage the variations. In addition to a fantastic session on the day, Mark and his team have provided the attendees with resources […]
14 tips to mitigate end-of-year function risks
Last year around this time, we posted a blog which is directly related to the end of year party season. We do, however, feel that this issue will not disappear anytime soon. So we’re bringing the post back! Here are 14 tips to mitigate risk at your celebrations found from the HR Daily website. 14 […]
Follower Frenzy
Paul Jones, of Magneto Communications has just released another eye-opening blog post. It talks about how people automatically look to their surroundings to gain cues for actions during times of uncertainty. Click here to visit the article source For those that don’t like clicking away, here is the article How to leverage social proof (consensus) […]
Melbourne Cup: Should you really be celebrating?
In light of the Melbourne Cup and the “Race that Stops a Nation”, an interesting article had floated into my inbox. Good for a read about the time from now until the New Years. Well worth a look at the article and the comments. The original article is found here Here is the article. Melbourne […]
Magneto: Should Leaders be Feared or Loved?
Paul Jones, our presenter for our October breakfast seminar “Writing to Influence”, has released a new post. Rather interesting as it converts the findings of Zenger and Folkman and applies it to the world of copywriting. Here is the full article and links to the original blog post on the Magneto Communications website. Article Link […]
How to Eliminate 50% of All Hiring Mistakes in 30 Minutes
Today on Linkedin, I had come across an article by Lou Adler in regards to avoiding first impression bias when interviewing applicants for your position. As it was a very informative article with tips for avoidance, I needed to share it with everyone. The original article can be found at the below link and also […]
What Makes a Great Workplace!
With the recent release of the Best place to Work in Australia 2013 list by Business Review Weekly (BRW). Here is an article published in the Chicago Times which lists 12 attributes that can help your business reach the top of the list. What Makes a Great Workplace? Chicago Daily Herald July 23, 2013 Creating […]
7 Surprising Truths about Body Language
The past 3 months has been a tumultuous time for Australian politics as we now have an ex Prime Minister returning to the captains chair. During any time of political instability in any country, body language specialists return to the scene to provide subjective analysis on political leaders. An article on Forbes.com published back in […]