8 Jun, 2021 | Attributes, Capability, Culture, Process
This month we have a guest blog from Dr Tim Baker. Tim has been a past presenter at some of our client breakfasts and a strong supporter of our culture-fit recruitment process. Tim talks about Fake Work and the impact it may have on productivity. In his recently...
9 Feb, 2021 | Attributes, Capability, Culture, Recruitment, Strategy
I recently recruited a senior level procurement role for a Brisbane based manufacturer and the successful candidate had originally come from ‘the floor’ in a warehouse and assembly manufacturing environment. This made me think about manufacturing in Australia, and the...
4 Dec, 2020 | Attributes, Capability, Culture
As with many things, when all is going well, we don’t really look to change things. If no one is complaining, we don’t stop to look for things to improve or identify if we have slipped up anywhere. Culture can be like this too. I spend a large part of my day talking...
20 Nov, 2020 | Attributes, Culture
Lately I have been thinking a lot about loyalty. Retaining a loyal, cohesive, and productive workforce is instrumental in running a successful business. However, recently many employers have told me they believe their employees lack loyalty and are not committed to...
30 Oct, 2020 | Attributes, Capability, Process, Recruitment
The subject of change has been canvased significantly in recent times. In the initial stages of the pandemic, people were talking about the new way of doing things. Many organisations embraced greater reliance on technology, many online meetings occurred, structures...
30 Sep, 2020 | Attributes, Capability, Culture
The emergence of COVID-19 has highlighted a range of different management styles and personality traits that have become more obvious since the pandemic hit. Having observed many leaders react differently to the changes brought upon us this year, I thought I would...
