Nothing exposes a company faster than asking a few simple questions—especially the kind that can’t be answered with a pie chart. I recently ran a masterclass for a university executive team starting with my usual introduction: In the last 12 months: One participant blinked at me like I’d asked him to reveal his internet search …
Brutal Facts, Blunt Truths, and a Few Corporate F**k-Ups! Read More »
Micromanagement drains managers’ time, blocks skill development, and suffocates initiative.. Here are my 6 steps to create a high-performing workplace.
To fill unfillable vacancies often requires a quantum shift in thinking. Take the French government who have launched a major national initiative for the employment of applicants of 50 years and over. Their stated goal was to give new visibility to experienced workers and extend their career paths and the campaign includes conferences, changing the laws and public policy and improving access to jobs via retraining. You may be an ‘oldie’ but you’re now officially a ‘goodie’ in Paris.
The first time I realised that the way I thought about training was very different to many business owners came in a conversation I had with a neighbour some years ago. I told Mick, the owner of a large maintenance business that I’d spent the morning running a seminar. ‘Feeding the chooks you mean,’ he …
Effective Up-Skilling – Not Just Feeding The Chooks! Read More »
Last weekend my husband was lying on the couch reading the newspaper (yes, he’s still one of those people that actually reads them) when he drew my attention to a full-page colour hiring ad seeking workers to build the new AUKUS nuclear submarines. He knows I love talking about recruitment, so this was either some …
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As manager of a retail store many years ago, I started employing temporary and casual workers to fill in for absent employees. The trend caught on and soon my organization, global travel retailer Flight Centre, was employing ‘temps’ across the globe. The practice became so entrenched that one enterprising employee even started her own temp …