2010′s Most Influential Person Online

Jul 28

2010′s Most Influential Person Online

Fast Company is looking for 2010′s most influential person online and I was wondering if you might be interested in supporting me. Of course I’m not the most influential person online (probably not even in my own house!) but I thought it might be an interesting project to participate in. There have been a lot of lists going around the HR Community about...

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The only definition of a leader, is someone who has followers

Jul 26

The only definition of a leader, is someone who has followers

In creating HR Club Sydney, I’ve been very fortunate to be able to meet a number of very amazing and passionate individuals. I also regularly get invited to events that are happening in Sydney, and am free to write my thoughts on these topics. After all, I don’t make any money from HR Club Sydney, I’m not reliant on boosting traffic to my site and...

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Are we being too PC these days?

Jul 15

Are we being too PC these days?

As you might already know, my partner works in the media industry and I like to hear about what he does when he comes home just as he listens to me and my HR adventures for that particular day. He’s accompanied me to HR events and I like to go along to some of his events. I like to do this because I am interested in social media (not that that is all he does...

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Is 50 hours per week too much?

Jul 15

Is 50 hours per week too much?

Although I’ve recently started in a new role about three months ago, I was feeling the other day like I probably needed short break because I realised it was going to be pedal to the metal at least until Christmas when lots of staff take leave in late December and January. I haven’t taken leave since my trip to Thailand in November last year so I’m...

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How many hats do you wear and how do you decide which one’s the most important?

Jul 13

How many hats do you wear and how do you decide which one’s the most important?

If you follow me on twitter you might have noticed that I’ve been doing Dry July. This means that I have had much more time in the day over the weekend so I thought I might spend some time catching up on some reading and one I have been meaning to spend some time on is the AHRI people@work 2020 White Paper. It come’s as no surprise that the report...

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