When you have a decision to make, do you put more emphasis on analysis or intuition? If you believe decisions must be based on logic, it could be time to listen to your heart a little more often. That niggling doubt could be a sign you need to pay more attention to your intuition. Initially [...]
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The first time I met Frank Stillone, managing director of The Silent Partner, he was looking for a ‘robust’ recruitment process. Finding the right people was difficult. Most didn’t live up to what was required for the role. Mistakes and poor performance from his staff were costing him business. He needed a better way [...]
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…not when you’re hiring a new staff member! Managers very often rely on their intuition or ‘gut feel’ when making staffing decisions. In my experience, it’s amazing how often we hear “it just felt right”, “she seems like a good fit” or “I feel very comfortable with him”. There’s a lot of confidence in intuition. [...]
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Wouldn’t you love to go back to being 16 – when you knew it all? Teenagers are a great reminder that we don’t – and can’t – know everything. The best we can do is limit the extent and the risks of our ignorance. One very rewarding aspect of our work is giving people information [...]
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Feedback is one area some people struggle with when managing staff. Remembering some other f-words could make it easier! Here are some quick tips to giving feedback that will be well received and acted upon: 1. Always give feedback face-to-face. 2. Giving feedback on a frequent basis makes it normal and expected. 3. Be fair [...]
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Have you ever looked at someone you’re coaching – either a team member or a client – and felt you just weren’t getting anywhere? What is it that gives us that uncomfortable feeling? Looking back over my experiences, there seem to be three main factors at play when coaching just isn’t going to work: 1. [...]
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In my years of coaching and observing managers, one of the main obstacles I see the majority of them face is delegation of their work. If I was to nominate one characteristic that would make the biggest difference to their chances of success (or stress) it would be the degree to which they are able [...]
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As we experience our first bushfires of the season in the Blue Mountains, I think there’s a good analogy between the practices above and how managers behave. Hazard reduction is the practice of burning, clearing and other practices done in advance of the fire season with the aim of reducing the impact of any future [...]
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Tips from Steven Fine of Growth Focus on how to get the best results when you work with a recruitment agency:
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The development of a job advertisement is a crucial part of the recruitment and selection process to enhance the employer’s capability to attract the right pool of applicants for their role. This extends to where you advertise and under which category you post the advertisement. This article will step you through writing your advertisement and [...]
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