Posts Tagged ‘culture’
Want a high performance team? Then don’t aspire to team harmony
Last Friday I attended a fundraiser for RUOK?. The morning comprised of twenty minute presentations from each of the 8 excellent presenters, skillfully welcomed and thanked by MC, Glenn Capelli. Among the speakers was Rachael Robertson who I was familiar with from her humourous and inspiring closing keynote Leading on the Edge at the 2015 RCSA PEARL Consultant Forum, held at Crown,…
Read MoreHow probation should be assessed
Last week Greg Savage spoke at the RCSA 2015 International Conference on the topic of ‘The DNA of the Recruiter of the Future‘. Greg finished with two key messages: Always be hiring The people with the best people will win. Do you have the best people? I agree strongly with both of these points. The…
Read MoreCulture is caught, not taught: 10 years of Kingfisher Recruitment
(L-R) Matthew, Mal and Rohan, enjoying the 2011 Kingfisher Christmas Party at the Kyneton races In 2006 I met Mal Stuart when he attended an RCSA Leadership workshop I was running. He and his business partner, Rohan Christie had started their own recruitment agency, Kingfisher Property Recruitment , the year previously and they…
Read MoreThe F Word: To use or not to use? The sequel
Well, didn’t last week’s blog The F Word: To use or not to use? cause a stir. Within hours of the blog going live, I had a lively social media exchange with Vend’s Talent & Innovation Manager, Troy Hammond and various other interested parties, all with something to say on this (clearly) polarising topic. Troy wrote a blog in…
Read MoreWhat’s your legacy?
Greg Savage’s current tour across Australian and New Zealand is putting the Savage name up in lights amongst the recruitment community but it was another Savage, Greg’s younger brother Chris, who caught my attention this week. I have previously recommended Chris’s blog, Wrestling Possums, to you, as I have found it to be an excellent…
Read MoreAustralian swimming review: How an unchecked ‘star’ culture destroys a team
Last week, Australia was faced with the rather unpalatable news that the Australian swimming team, or more specifically certain male members of the team, had been behaving with less-than Olympic standards during the team’s underwhelming performance at the 2012 London Olympics. This revelation came hot on the heels of The Bluestone Review: A review of…
Read MoreFull steam ahead: A conversation with Hays Aus/NZ MD, Nick Deligiannis
Just over three months ago, long-time Hays Aus/NZ Managing Director, Nigel Heap was announced as the new MD for the troubled Hays (UK & Ireland) business. At the same time it was announced that 19 year Hays veteran, Nick Deligiannis would be moving from his regional directorship position into Heap’s old role. Deligiannis gave me…
Read MoreDo you have a business development culture?
As companies start to lay off workers in large numbers, unemployment rises and hiring freezes become more common, the subsequent chilly wind of ‘market slowdown’ is blowing through recruitment agencies, creating plenty of shivers for owners and consultants alike. It’s at this point that suddenly, business development becomes a necessity, not an optional extra, for…
Read MoreThe 10 Biggest Culture Killers in Recruitment Companies
This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared in recruitment extra (March 2005 issue). The culture of a company is created, enhanced and also destroyed primarily by the quality of communication (both verbal and non-verbal) that occurs every day in the office. High quality communication is direct, face-to-face,…
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