You know I’m a romantic. I like sending gifts, surprising people and seeing others happy. Over the last 10 years boys have sent me flowers, moet and surprised me with gifts. My better half these days doesn’t believe in Valentines Day, although I suppose that’s ok given my birthday falls on February 15th. But every now and again he does manage to surprise me,...

We’re coming up to Mid Year Performance review time at my work and as per usual, it’s like pulling teeth. I’m resilient to this though, because deep down I believe in how important it is to have goals and talk about your performance with you manager. I encourage talking about WHAT you’ve achieved, but also HOW you’ve achieved it. Kris...

Well this list is the Top 25 Talent Management Blogs as determined by Fistful of Talent. Again, lists are an advantageous point in the right direction for who to check out online (but not always gospel. Some are just a popularity contest). Have a look at the list and let me know what you think. I think is lacking some aussies personally ...

I’m very excited this morning to publish this guest post from AER Head. Aer Head is a Sydney-based blogger, analyst and commentator on trends in the attraction, engagement and retention space in Australia. He is currently GAD at TMP Worldwide, Sydney, (and takes no credit for any of the work mentioned below which was managed from Adelaide- but read on,...

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...