Did you know that according to Harvard Business Review, 60% of strategy fails as well? Even if the strategy involves little or no change. Let’s say 10 businesses develop a strategy to increase their revenue by 10%. Statistically, 6 of those business will fail to do so. It’s not that the strategy isn’t good. It […]
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It\’s official! The Workplace Gender Equity Report has been made public for the first time listing gender pay gaps for nearly 5,000 Australian private sector employers. This will have HUGE ramifications for employee attraction and retention and is made all the more complicated by the Pay Secrecy legislation passed last year – AND the recently
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It\’s official! The Workplace Gender Equity Report has been made public for the first time listing gender pay gaps for nearly 5,000 Australian private sector employers. This will have HUGE ramifications for employee attraction and retention and is made all the more complicated by the Pay Secrecy legislation passed last year – AND the recently
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Gen Zs are literally changing our relationship with work. We need to understand why and how to be able to attract and retain them. I\’ve been asked to comment on generational differences since 2004. The first time I was asked about it was from a reporter with the New Zealand Herald (I was living in
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95% of the people who responded to my recent poll on LinkedIn reported difficulty in filling all or some roles. Many report that the talent shortage is dire, especially in specialist roles. I\’m a firm believer that you can hire top talent in any market – if you\’re willing to use different strategies and think
Masterclass: How to hire great talent in any market. Read More »
I\’m a huge fan of Hulu’s The Bear. I started watching it because I love Jeremy Allen White and anything set in Chicago, (two hours from where I grew up and where my sister currently lives). I think that the show is a fantastic blend of comedy and drama. It delves into the messiness of
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Recruiting people should never be easy, and that\’s precisely the point. In last week\’s newsletter, I talked about the dehumanization of the workforce caused by popular management styles, mentioning the legacies of Jack Welch and Frederick Taylor. Their emphasis on efficiency and performance resulted in dehumanizing the workforce, leading to substandard performance, low employee engagement,
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A friend started a new job this week. The job is fully remote but she is spending the first 3 days in the office. They gave her a desk/cubicle with her name on a nameplate – spelled wrong. Okay, she has a unique spelling to a common name. She\’s used to that and didn\’t think
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In yesterday’s post I wrote about my personal experience with bad behavior in a professional context and the cost that putting up with bad behavior. Today I’d like to talk about passing someone’s bad behavior onto another manager or company and the, literally devastating, consequences that can have. Have you ever passed along a problem
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Would you welcome a Boomerang employee back? My poll from last week has almost closed and the responses have been incredibly consistent. There is almost an even split between those who say yes and those who say \’it depends\’. I\’m a HUGE proponent in accepting Boomerang employees back. But it extends beyond that. Many people
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