Posts Tagged ‘high performance’
Contingent recruitment: Are you a mug punter or a professional gambler?
The horse racing industry is built on the punter. Without the person prepared to bet on a horse(s) there is no horse racing industry. The financial interest of the punter ensures that the media rights are worth bidding for and the various clubs can offer prize money that makes it attractive for owners to invest…
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 MoreWe’re only just getting started: 10 years of people2people
Twenty two years ago I met Mark Smith when he joined my Recruitment Solutions Sydney temporary accounting team after deciding that a career as a Big 6 (now 4) auditor wasn’t for him. Shortly afterwards, ex-CBA Account Manager, Simon Gressier joined the permanent accounting team and a couple of months after that another bored accountant,…
Read MoreI call BS on employer groups: Get better rather than want things to be easier
I read a news article on the SmartCompany website last month ‘Unemployment rate hits 12-year high as SMEs struggle to hire in “rigid” IR system‘ that irritated me. I was irritated again when I read a similar article this week ‘Ai Group calls for Productivity Commission to make it easier to sack employees‘. What irritated me was the notion that when…
Read MoreDoes engagement drive performance, or the other way around?
There is much written about employee engagement and how important it is as a foundation for a successful team or company. However few people, until recently, have asked; does engagement drive performance or does performance drive engagement? Some recent research sheds a fascinating insight into the answer. BRW wrote about the research late last year. This is…
Read MoreCEO recruitment is broken and no solution in sight
Continuing my search to understand what underlies the decision making mistakes made by boards of large companies, I turned to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), the preeminent educational body for public, private, and not-for-profit company directors in Australia. I collected a copy of the AICD Professional Development Handbook (July 2014 to June 2015)…
Read MoreThe premortem: How to avoid ‘stupid acquisitions’ in one step
My mid-October post about the performance of the ASX-listed recruitment agencies drew a lot of comments on my LinkedIn profile, through emails and in conversations with recruitment industry leaders. One of the common topics of conversation has been the performance (or lack of it) with respect to acquisitions made by the boards of these listed companies.…
Read MoreWhy most small recruitment agencies stay small
Our industry is one that is dominated by small recruitment agencies. Yet, I would imagine that most of the owners of these small agencies would like to grow if they could grow profitably. Unfortunately much of the growth, if it does occur is not profitable growth. The Recruitment Industry Benchmarking (RIB) Report has 126 members…
Read MoreHow to waste your time at work
Time is money. It’s a statement you’ve probably heard many times. This is because largely, it is true. Regardless of our age or how much money we have or anything else superficial, we all have access to exactly the same amount of time each day, each week and each month as every other person. One…
Read MoreWhat’s age got to do with it?
The Rolling Stones, led by 71-year-old Mick Jagger are arriving in Australia next month for a series of concerts. Seventy-three-year-old Bob Dylan completed another Australian leg of his Never Ending Tour two months ago.The Eagles, led by 67-year-old Don Henley and 65-year-old Glenn Frey tour Australia next February. Inspired by the longevity of these rock…
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