Archive of 2009 November

26Nov2009

Are You Praising Your Employees?

Smart Company has reported on a new survey involving 3,053 employees that found that 62% of employees believe their managers are “Very Poor”, “Poor” or just “Satisfactory” at offering praise to their employees.

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‘Low-balling’ Clients and How to Negate the Effects

In 23 November's Recruiter Daily Daryl Keeley, MD of specialist recruiter MACRO commented that “Low-balling” clients damage recruiters’ reputations. He is right of course, but the issue is more directly related to the contingent recruitment model.

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Inadequate Leadership the Real Cause of the GFC?

The Human Resources Leader has reported that inadequate business models and failed leadership were major factors leading to the global financial crisis. In order to prevent this process from recurring again, questions have been raised about the fundamentals of leadership and how they must change.

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Lack of Training Will Cause an Increased Skills Shortage in 2010

HR Daily has reported on the Australian Industry Group and Deloitte National CEO Survey. The survey has found that Australian CEOs are planning to continue cutting their training budgets well into 2010 despite claims that things will soon start to pick up.

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Questions Raised About Current HR Practices in SMEs

James Thomson from Smart Company has written a great article about the findings of a survey conducted by compliance and governance firm CompliSpace. The survey shows that Australian SMEs have not done enough to understand the effects the final phase of the Fair Work Act will have on business.

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A Heart-felt Thank You to Contingent Recruiters Everywhere!

Much has been written of late about the many flaws in the contingent recruitment business model. Last week I experienced first-hand just how seriously poor the model is. Those that promulgate it and try to run their recruitment businesses with it will ultimately fail their businesses, clients and candidates.

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