Sasha Titchkosky is the Director and co-owner of Koskela, a furniture and homewares design business that manufactures all its products in Australia. Sasha’s company motto is “Follow your heart, trust your judgement, do it for joy.” In this In... read more
In this last fortnight, I have been looking for one or two interns for the happychild website, which is nearly 18 months old now. And I had to do some thinking about why, and whether, an intern would be... read more
I got caught up watching this week’s launch episode of Celebrity Apprentice — the first Aussie version of the series made famous by Donald Trump and which Mark Bouris of Yellow Brick Road hosts in Australia. Like the original... read more
When your business is short staffed, there can be nothing more frustrating than a candidate short market. You and your team are already under the pump and as an owner or manager, you constantly find yourself being pulled into... read more
As business owners, leaders and managers, we often put a great deal of time and effort into our ‘brand’. This includes our business brand, our personal brand and often, in a wider capacity, the brand of our industry and... read more
I was driven to write today’s post by the number of grammatical errors and misspellings I come across regularly, on resumes, application letters, websites, jobseekers’ blogs and their professional social media profiles. It’s a fact that grammatical glitches, clunky... read more
I was driven to write today’s post by the number of grammatical errors and misspellings I come across regularly, on resumes, application letters, websites, jobseekers’ blogs and their professional social media profiles. It’s a fact that grammatical glitches, clunky... read more
Conflict is a fact of life. In business, it seems to be inevitable. It can occur when people are working towards different goals or outcomes. Or when people who have an unfortunate history are brought back together and simple... read more
It’s a fact that the process of job-hunting is essentially a marketing exercise, where, with all other things being equal, the most strategic marketer will win the job. The competition for good jobs across all levels of Australia’s job... read more
Have you ever heard these statements in your work place? I’m not paid to think! That’s the boss’s job. I’m here to work, not think. That’s not my problem. It’s management’s problem. They should fix it. Leading staff in... read more
As a business owner, I often use telephone interviews to screen candidates before inviting a shortlist to meet with me face-to-face. It’s not uncommon to interview virtually via phone or Skype, even for roles that are in your own... read more
Tony Lally, Chief Executive Officer of Sunsuper, challenged his leadership teams back in February this year, at the launch of the new leadership development programs for Sunsuper, an organisation that over the past 20 years has grown to be... read more
