Posts Tagged ‘high performance’
Do you have an ‘almost pathological need to confront brutal facts’?
Acting on the urgings of Jonathan Holmes during his final episode of ABC1’s Media Watch, I decided to make a commitment to pay for quality journalism by subscribing to Business Review Weekly. The most recent cover story features US business author Jim Collins, who is most famous for his books Good to Great (2001) and…
Read MoreLessons in Success: George Calombaris
* This is an updated and edited version of an article originally published in InSight 102 on 7 October, 2009 MasterChef has returned to our screens for a fifth season and is not having quite the same ratings success as the glory years of 2009 and 2010. My interest certainly waned as soon…
Read MoreA Lesson in Humility by John Colebatch
Prompted by my lead article last week, Sydney-based executive recruiter John Colebatch contacted me to share a few amusing reminisces from his 24 years as a recruiter (John started his recruitment career in 1989, four months after I started mine). Included in his stories was a link to an article he wrote three years ago…
Read MoreDo you need to attend Contingent Recruiters Anonymous?
In Australia we are just about to complete one financial year and start a new one. It’s a very good time to review some critical statistics from the past 12 months and make some firm commitments to the way in which you will operate as a recruitment consultant (or as recruitment agency, if you are…
Read MoreDo you have a future like Talent International’s or Boston Kennedy’s?
It’s been an interesting month for the business of recruitment in Australia. Earlier this month, IT specialist recruitment agency Talent International made a massive splash with their mega-event Talent Unleashed at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney (check out the very slick 4 minute video of the event). An audience of clients, contractors and TI staff…
Read MoreHow will I know (if he has succeeded in the job)?
Back in the (Australian) summer of 1985/86, Whitney Houston released the third single from her self-titled debut album. It was a massive hit, reaching number 2 on the Australian singles chart and number 1 on the (US) Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song ‘How Will I Know?’ (and accompanying video) was a perfect representation of mid-1980s pop music.…
Read More‘Eye of the Tiger’ and other ways to manage your state for high impact
Matt Church is one of Australia’s leading public speakers as well as a mentor to many Thought Leaders in Australia. I re-read a recent blog of Matt’s that was all about how he manages his preparation for speaking so that he is in the maximum, positive state of mind when he steps onto…
Read MoreHow do you remember what you learn?
Anybody who thinks that by simply going to the occasional professional development event they will develop their capability to any significant extent is kidding themselves. Maximising professional development is all about what you do with what you have learned. Knowledge, just sitting inside your head, very quickly dissipates, as the research proves. The research on…
Read MoreHow committed to your candidates are you REALLY?
I was very fortunate in having my formative years as a recruiter within both Hays in the UK (then called Accountancy Personnel) and subsequently Recruitment Solutions. As with many situations, sometimes it’s only with the benefit of hindsight that I truly appreciated what I had gained. As much as skills development is…
Read MoreSuccess: First you must fail (and often fail again)
On Monday morning, as has been my annual habit for the past 35 years or so, I watched the conclusion of the Masters golf tournament. The Masters, one of golf’s four majors, is especially revered for Australian players as no Australian has managed to win the converted green jacket, with Greg Norman …
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