26 Nov, 2021 | Attributes, Culture, Recruitment
With the Great Resignation currently being a hot topic, there has never been a more important time to create a highly engaged and empowered workplace – and a culture that truly embraces your employees’ desire to achieve success in their roles and balance in their home...
1 Oct, 2021 | Attributes, Capability, Culture
Winning Teams – The Eight Characteristics of High Performing Teams by Tim Baker Book review by Ian Hamilton The Eight Characteristics of High Performing Teams In our last newsletter I promised I would review Dr Tim Baker’s recently released ninth book, ‘Winning Teams:...
7 Sep, 2021 | Attributes, Culture, Strategy
A client and I were recently discussing the difference between “Culture-Fit” and “Culture-Add” when it comes to bringing new talent into a business. Culture-fit is sometimes described as a poor cousin to culture-add. I’ve even heard it suggested that a culture-add...
24 Aug, 2021 | Attributes, Culture, Recruitment, Strategy
‘I need someone in their late 20’s or 30’s with 40 years’ experience and wants the salary of a graduate’. It’s always interesting coming into a recruitment exercise when the employer has a very clear idea of what they are looking for in their desired candidate....
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...
