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From the Track to the Office: How Horse Racing Mirrors the Recruitment Process When considering recruitment, images of job postings, interviews, and talent assessments probably come to mind. Compare this with horse racing, which conjures visions of powerful thoroughbreds, skilled jockeys, and intense competition on the track. While at first glance these worlds might seem

As we continue to work with and around Covid, the need to be more aware of different cultures / different states or regions / countries has become much more important for business and people leaders. We do not need to work in global companies or organisations that cover different regions / states, to possess global

We all have stress and pressure in our lives, both personal and work pressures. The last few months for me have been extra pressure with one of our key staff members away on leave and bringing some new members into our team, right when we are exceptionally busy. It’s always the way isn’t it?! I

In line with our continuing goal to help our customers to achieve their goals, we are soon going to update My Employee Life but not have a date yet. With the aim of not just improving employee performance but also contributing to achieving employee success, we are updating the layout design as well as a few new features.  Users will

A bit over 5 months ago my wife and I went through one of the greatest, scariest, life-altering, amazing and down right crazy events of our lives: We had a baby! Little Darcy came into the world and changed our lives forever. I had been receiving advice from everyone in the months leading up to

Many of the thousands of professionals that I speak with every year come to me with a bit of a conundrum; “I’m not actively looking and I’m reasonably happy with where I am, however, I want to know what else is on the market and I don’t want to miss out on that perfect opportunity”.

During my time at university I was constantly told how research and theories can explain almost everything we do. Want to improve culture in the workplace? There’s a theory for that! Looking at reducing employee turnover? Check out this model! Research could always explain our behaviour. One tip I’ve learnt in my first graduate job,

How to Build the Workplace Culture You Want! Every role I have applied for, I have always been attracted to what that company’s workplace culture is like. To me it is one of the major benefits for my place of employment. We can spend up to 40-50 hours per week at work and I need