Posts by Ross Clennett
My Dad, Anthony (Tony) Campbell Clennett: 25/02/1934 – 12/07/2015
My father, Tony, passed away peacefully last Sunday 12 July 2015. A country boy, from Dover, 80 km south of Hobart, Dad boarded at Friends’ School for his high school education. As a youth, Dad was a very good runner, winning the 1950 Tasmanian Schoolboys’ 880 yard event as well as being a member of…
Read MoreQueenstown’s #2 rated place to eat: A lesson in focus
I have just returned from a family holiday in Queenstown. I enjoyed my five days in Queenstown at the 2014 RCSA Conference so much that I committed to return as soon as I could, with the family in tow. Amongst the many adventure pursuits of the trip (I still have a bruised backside from my…
Read More67 year old over-achiever: ‘I’m still foolish enough to think that my best work is ahead of me’
Two weeks ago Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame member, Don Henley previewed a few tracks from his upcoming solo album Cass County; his first in 15 years and his second in 26 years. Henley is better known as co-founder of the Eagles and, as such, is one of the most successful and well known…
Read More2015/16: Linear Improvement or Quantum Leap?
For most recruiters, this is the last week of the ‘old’ Financial Year. The annual fees or billings clock is just about to wind back to $0 and June 2016 seems like an eternity away. It would be tempting to just treat this week like any other week and go about your business of calling,…
Read MoreThank you: My MDC fundraising campaign for 2015
My fundraising campaign for the 2015 Mother’s Day Classic has now finished. On Sunday morning 10 May 2015, more than 120,000 Australians, in all capital cities and 91 regional locations participated in the Mother’s Day Classic. Why do so many people make this commitment on Mother’s Day? By 2020, it is projected…
Read MoreHow Mitre 10, campus life and London made the recruiter in me
As my loyal and regular readers would know (both of you), my eldest son secured a job at his local McDonald’s last year. Since then I have observed his progress from Initiator (getting the buns ready) to sometime Cook (now that’s amusing – I’m not confident he could boil an egg at home) over the past eight…
Read MoreOut-of-industry CEOs: A breath of fresh air or a cocky fish-out-of-water?
Recently installed Clarius CEO, Peter Wilson (ex-Datacom) wasn’t pulling any punches last week when he announced three recent senior level hires; new CTO Lee Bustin (ex-GroupM), new head of candidate management Leah Thode (self-employed leadership consultant and coach since 2010) and new director of on-demand and outsourcing services Stafia Giannakis (ex-Datacom). These three arrivals join new regional…
Read MoreOut-of-industry CEOs: A breath of fresh air or a cocky fish-out-of-water?
Recently installed Clarius CEO, Peter Wilson (ex-Datacom) wasn’t pulling any punches last week when he announced three recent senior level hires; new CTO Lee Bustin (ex-GroupM), new head of candidate management Leah Thode (self-employed leadership consultant and coach since 2010) and new director of on-demand and outsourcing services Stafia Giannakis (ex-Datacom). These three arrivals join new regional…
Read MoreOut-of-industry CEOs: A breath of fresh air or a cocky fish-out-of-water?
Recently installed Clarius CEO, Peter Wilson (ex-Datacom) wasn’t pulling any punches last week when he announced three recent senior level hires; new CTO Lee Bustin (ex-GroupM), new head of candidate management Leah Thode (self-employed leadership consultant and coach since 2010) and new director of on-demand and outsourcing services Stafia Giannakis (ex-Datacom). These three arrivals join new regional…
Read MoreHire then fire: Who’s slipping through your background checking net?
A couple of months ago I ranted I call BS on employer groups: Get better rather than want things to be easier about the whining of Australian employer groups, specifically the Ai Group and Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and their respective calls to make it easier to fire workers. I suggested that these…
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