The Why of Work #AHRINC

Jun 20

The Why of Work #AHRINC

At the AHRI National Convention this year I had a pretty awesome time because I got to hear Dave and Wendy Ulrich speak. I also got them to sign my book and have a photo with me! Yep, I am a nerd. Anyways, people have been asking me about what I’ve learned and what I thought was good so I got my butt into gear and started writing up some of my notes to share...

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Leadership is not a set of characteristics to possess- it’s a relationship

Dec 09

Leadership is not a set of characteristics to possess- it’s a relationship

Goffee and Jones say that the main body of literature on Leadership talks about the characteristics of leaders and that is gives it a strong psychological bias. I’m sure we can all think of a few, and we may have also been witness to discussions on whether a person can learn to be a leader or whether they are simply born a leader. However, have you ever considered...

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Your Brain at Work

Sep 02

Your Brain at Work

A few months ago now, I was asked to come up and speak at the launch of HR Club Newcastle. As a thank you for doing that I was given a copy of “Your Brain at Work” (thanks Jenny & Olivia!) and on holidays recently I was able to get some quiet time to read it. The introduction starts like this: • An avalanche of emails. • An overload of...

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Working with Jake-the-jerk and more lessons from Marshall Goldsmith

Aug 30

Working with Jake-the-jerk and more lessons from Marshall Goldsmith

I’ve finally gotten around to reading “What got you here won’t get you there” by Marshall Goldsmith that I picked up at the AHRI Convention. Can I say that I loved every moment of it and after seeing him speak, I was reading it and in my head I could totally hear him saying every word. The best thing about this book is that it can apply to everyone, and...

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