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 […]
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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 […]
Downsizing: The End or the Next Chapter?
Christopher Paterson from Alchemy CM, is facilitating our HR Forum Wednesday 15th May. Here is some information regarding his session for those that can’t make it. Managing survivors, their managers and their engagement. Downsize planning is weighted to the front end, leading up to the change event itself and at the expense of the post […]
Five Things Mature Women Want
Here is a blog post found from our friends at SageCo, the original post can be found here Five Things Mature Women Want It’s International Women’s Day on Friday. And we particularly want to raise a toast to mature women. In our experience, Diversity Council Australia bears this out, mature women are a group who are […]
Top 5 Reasons for New Hire Failure
I’ve come across this article on recruiter.com, found it to be an interesting read and wanted to share it. Here’s the link to the original article http://www.recruiter.com/i/top-5-reasons-for-new-hire-failure/ Top 5 Reasons for New Hire Failure An older but still very illuminating study by Leadership IQ has revealed the worrying statistic that apparently 46 percent of newly […]