Category: Employment
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Row, Row, Row – Are you going where you want?
I want to look at rowing today; cross compare a rowing team with life. In a rowing team it can have many different formats, in this we will be looking at a team with a coxswain (pronounced cox’n). If you aren’t familiar with the role of a coxswain they are the one responsible for the…
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Management – It is like a family
As a manager looking at your team as your family can often help you to find achievement in your team; being the manager is like the parent, you need to learn the needs of your ‘children’. It is not said or framed in a way I am belittling your team members, instead you need to…
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Growth – Are You Employee of the Month
Often growth is what we should be looking for in any job; however unfortunately many managers want a staff member to be skilled and ready to go. If you cannot find anything to grow towards you will often find a job becomes repetitive and you will likely grow bored of the work and seek more.…
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Owning Your Interview
When you first are preparing for an interview what do you do? What processes are you thinking about? You need to clear your mind; be free. Always best to work out in advance the outfit you feel confident in, do some basic research into the company, and possibly look at the people interviewing you on…
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Sell yourself not be a sell-out – ‘finding your passion’
What are your best attributes; maybe it’s your way of analytical thinking; or the different view you tend to see things from in discussion. Whatever it is you need to find that thing that you are passionate about; work out this ‘advantage to be able to sell yourself; your key attribute sets you apart will…
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Management Series – Legal Requirements of Managers
Increasingly I am noticing mid-management who aren’t aware of the legal obligations; how many hold their own indemnity insurance? At the end of the day if a legal contest comes into play; a company will not try to ‘justify’ if the laws are stacked against the company. In the best interest of the company they…
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Why do staff leave?
If you are a manager and you cannot answer this then how can you improve your business? There are many reasons people don’t leave, and many I will not cover because they are very specific. The main reasons people leave: Better offer elsewhere and lack of business support are generally the two most common. There…
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Knowing Your Worth
I have met many people who either over price or under-price themselves. Problem becomes they find getting a job challenging, regardless of which way they go. I have found a few tools online which can help you gauge ‘market value’ for the position you are going for. It generally gives a minimum maximum and a…