Some time ago last year, I blogged about attending the Human Synergistics 11th Australian Conference on Culture and Leadership. Being fond of the Human Synergistics tools, I love these conferences. They are a half day, they are free and you get to hear real people talk about their personal stories using the tools. Amazing success stories. One of the main stories I...

My better half actually spotted this article for me in the Business Spectator and there were a couple of things that I loved about it. 1) The fact that I have now trained my better half how to spot articles that include terms like ‘talent management’. 2) That flexibility in the workplace is no longer a luxury or for those who have ‘done their time’. I have...

I subscribe to a number of blogs, newsletters and magazines, and I came across this little gem from HRM Asia. They interview Dave Ulrich on how HR can best take advantage of the economic recovery phase, in both Asia and the West. This was particularly cool as Dave was on the panel for the AHRI Awards this year. It’s a great little video to watch as Dave...

Recently I was reading an article that I found on Linked in that was called “Generations clash over tattoos, body piercings in the workplace”, and I found it really interesting about how the expectations in the world of work are changing. Now some people would argue that tattoos used to belong to sailors, those in military/army and er.. let’s call them ladies...

I hope that everyone is returning to work a little bit less frazzled and hopefully most of your clients are still on holidays this time of year. In light of some feedback from last year, I thought I might organise a networking event where we can just meet up for drinks and chat about what we think HR in 2010 might entail. Feel free to pass this invite along to...