Yes – this may be a weird title for a blog but I have been observing some behaviours focused on the Coffee machine in our office. Now here are some observations – 80% of the team use the coffee machine on a daily basis, some are strictly 1-a- day people, others have an addiction! There
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Working with technology – Better get used to it
The iPhone was launched ten years ago this month and it, along with its siblings (like the iPad I’m writing this article on) and its various competitors, have changed the way we work and live. If you told me when I started my career in the employment sector back in the days when we faxed
Leaders – Let It Go!
Now you probably read the title of my blog and thought, “what does a song about an ice princess struggling to find her place in a world that fears her, got to do with Leadership?” Wrong reference, unfortunately (for you Disney fans). I started thinking about letting go, after watching a recent webinar hosted by
Successful Women In Business
It’s a brave new world for women in Australia. Not only is it possible for women to succeed in business and thrive in the corporate world, it’s a daily occurrence. Women all over the country are rising to the top of the food chain, without hesitation or apology. So, if you’re a woman feeling like
The Quarter Life Crisis…. Is It Real?
During a visit to my hometown Perth, I was excited to catch up with friends who I had not seen since our graduation ceremony. Not so ironically; over a smashed avo brunch, we shared laughs and tears about life post the mortarboard. But I was surprised to hear that my group of intelligent and high-achieving
One eye on the future….
What will our workplace look like in 50 years? As I look around my current office space and I think about our team; 50% of whom are located remotely, based at home but connected to the business using technology I think we are adapting to the future of the workforce pretty well but… Where will
How to secure top talent in this hot market!
Since coming back from Christmas holidays in January 2017, there has been a noticeable difference in a number of roles we are recruiting for! It’s a wonderful position to be in and reminds me of the good old days of recruitment pre-GFC in 2009! There is certainly a lot more economic confidence and whilst there
Studying full time and working in the industry
As a future graduate, I always get asked the same questions…’What experience do you have?’ ‘When are you going to get a job?’ or ‘How are you going to get experience?’ The questions are asked by university lecturers, friends and future employers. The ‘interrogation’ happens so often it starts to overwhelm me about graduating. I
Contracts to stop job-hopping
A recurring comment that I hear in my job as an HR Consultant is around employees moving from one job to another and not showing any loyalty. Job-hopping. It seems that gone are the days of a job for life and beginning your career as a 17-year old cadet before retiring with the gold watch