Are you dreading that alarm every Monday morning? Are you just making it through the week to get to the weekend? There is nothing wrong with enjoying the weekend but finding a healthy balance is key! Not enjoying your day is a symptom of #NotTheRightJob syndrome and...
And so this is Christmas, and what have we done? Another year over, a new one just (about to be) begun… It is time to reflect on what was last year in the book of you, and what will 2019’s chapter read like. In terms of...
It’s a busy time. Mostly good-busy, but some headaches. Business is going well. The heat in the kitchen is rising and you aren’t sure how to alleviate it… TURN UP THE TEMP! Temp resourcing may save the day. Whether your business is familiar with temporary resources...
Last week a journalist friend asked me my thoughts on May Day, or International Worker's Day, or Labour Day (held at different times of the year across Australian states, but you get the gist). So here's what I think of it...
One of the perks of being in recruitment is being able to peek through windows into the stories of a lot of people via their resume. Quite often it tells us more than just a chronology of their employment. We learn about what gets them...
I bet a lot of us have never felt so damn broke...
Is there a heart-shaped hole in your business that needs to be filled? There doesn't have to be, and damn it feels good when you fill it! In May this year I was honoured with a board position with Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern NSW; a charity...
Why the hell would anyone work in HR?! This is a question I have both asked myself sometimes, working in a HR function, but also considered in workings with clients and candidates alike, both in HR and dealing with HR. And I think I have come...
One of my professional highlights, if not THE professional highlight, was having the opportunity as President of the Newcastle Business Club to interview former Prime Minister, John Winston Howard OM, AC in mid-2015 in front of over 300 local professionals. Despite never voting for the...