Posts Tagged ‘high performance’
Optimism: The only way to go at work (almost always)
During the panel session I chaired at the recent RCSA PEARL Consultant Forum, one of the conversations turned to the characteristics that are important for a recruiter in today’s economic and recruitment environment. I made the point that, in my experience, only optimistic people succeed at recruitment. Pessimists should never be hired. Why did I…
Read MoreThe Number 1 Trust Builder: Being Present
Dr Adam Fraser was the closing keynote speaker at the RCSA PEARL Consultant Forum last week and, as usual, he delivered an entirely appropriate conclusion to a fabulous event. Many within our industry will have seen Adam on stage and know what a dynamic and effective presenter he is. I have seen…
Read MoreAre you developing your talent or just training your staff?
Yet again, I return to the excellent research recently undertaken by Psylutions and Curve Group, published as a white paper Best Practice in practice talent management, which I have written about twice recently; What’s in an effective leadership program? (and why it matters) and Do you have a talent strategy? On page 9 of the white paper there is a list of recommendations…
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 MoreWhat’s in an effective leadership program? (and why it matters)
Last week HR Daily wrote up a summary of the research recently undertaken by Psylutions and Curve Group, which has been published as a white paper Best Practice in practice talent management. There was a range of issues to do with talent that were covered in the paper but of particular current interest of me was the commentary around the…
Read MoreAustralia’s best recruiter? An uneven playing field
The recent retirement from test cricket of Ricky Ponting set off another round of those periodic debates about where Ponting ranks in Australia’s list of ‘best ever’ batsmen. Ponting’s test batting average (51.85) certainly qualifies him to be among the elite but is he the ‘next best after Bradman’ as some have speculated? …
Read MoreThe grass is not greener: Why star recruits rarely shine
If you’re a top biller and you wonder whether the grass might be greener on the other side, the evidence is likely to have you recommit to your current employer. Here’s why: Recently LeadingCompany published a Harvard Business Review article based on detailed research over seven years into the world’s best-performing CEOs. This research produced many revealing…
Read MoreThin-slicing: How Malcolm Gladwell demystified one of my skills
A couple of years ago, I ran a full day’s training for a Sydney recruitment agency. The nine participants, all recruiters with between six months and six years of recruitment experience, were all recruiters unfamiliar to me. I had never met any of them prior to the workshop, nor had I observed them in their…
Read More‘Focus on your job, champ, and I’ll focus on mine’
The employment market in Australia is going through a period of mild turbulence, coinciding with the approaching traditional summer holiday period. This combination creates the potential for recruiters to become distracted and lose focus, resulting in substantial drops in activity and results. A few examples of distracted and unfocused consultant activity I’ve heard about recently…
Read MoreShould they stay or should they go?
The only thing harder than hiring recruitment consultants is knowing when to say goodbye. The category of recruiter I am talking about here is the new recruiter where there isn’t a history of financial results to provide some surety that you are making the right decision. This is the person who has typically been working…
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