Posts Tagged ‘learning and development’
How to have an effective one-on-one meeting
For the uninitiated, a one-on-one occurs, most commonly, when a consultant meets with their direct manager to have a ‘closed door’ discussion about the progress being made against agreed targets. The most common foundation for these discussions is the KPI Report (or Activity Report). This report details what key activities have been completed in…
Read MoreHow post-school education helps your work prospects and earnings
Four week ago I wrote about the recent release of Australian Jobs 2013. As mentioned it’s the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations’ most recent edition of their comprehensive annual Australian labour market update. In that blog I highlighted a range of statistics about employment relevant to recruiters. Today I highlight one…
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 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 MoreWhat are you on about, Ross?
I am not sure whether to laugh or cry; be angry, sad, disappointed or bewildered. The RCSA PEARL Consultant Forum (March 20 and 21) is currently running in Melbourne and has a paid attendance of 47 people! Yes, you read that right, 47 people. Claudia, Christina and the fabulous team…
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 MoreDo you have a talent strategy?
It’s an interesting question to ask of any organisation but especially a recruitment agency. To be honest, it’s a question I’ve only given a lot of thought to recently because of the work I have been doing with two of my clients in helping them define their respective talent strategies and the research recently undertaken by Psylutions…
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 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…
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