– Why 46% of people quit their jobs? – Bad boss or dull employee? – How to have a good boss Have you ever had a good boss? When I ask this to a group, I’m lucky to get 10% of hands raised. When I ask, have you ever had abad boss, the response is +80%. … Continue reading
Master = Good Student When Employee is Ready, Good Boss Appears Nobody Gets Better Being Comfortable An interviewer once asked Neil Pert, the legendary rock drummer, why he still took lessons. He is, after all an icon, a Master Drummer who’s won numerous professional awards, been inducted in several rock Hall of Fames, and was … Continue reading
– 7 modern functions of a tie – Look cool, conquer worlds – Convey the right signals When I wrote for the fashion magazine Men’s Style Australia, lots of young dudes would ask, why a tie? That is, what’s the point, purpose or principle of wearing neck ties?! Guys, it’s simple. Your necktie is the single, … Continue reading
– 6 Ways the Job Market Really Works – 50 words / 20 seconds – 4 hours x 5 days x 4 weeks = job offer It’s only Wednesday and I’ve already had 5 strangers call me for career advice because they were fired, retrenched, downsized, let go or made redundant. Unemployed, by any word. … Continue reading
12 Tips to Managing a Modern Brand from my recent interview with two brand experts, Dominic Walsh of Landor Associates and Michael Pooley of PPR. “Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind,” —Walter Landor Walter Landor (1913-1995) invented branding. His company has been reinventing it ever since. His knack … Continue reading
It’s more than dollars and cents Has the US lost it’s ‘juice’? The Rules of the Economic Road What’s In It for Australia? No, It’s Not About China Free Trade Agreements, Like Zombies, Never Die Précis of the interview with Dr. Bates Gill, head of the U.S. Studies Centre in Sydney. [Recorded for the business … Continue reading
8 Tips from the Emperor How to Become a God in 10 Days Why Praise Doesn’t Matter Marcus Aurelius ran the biggest multi-national of its day, Rome Inc. He headed the army, the superpower of its time. He was “hands on”, leading from the front, literally sitting around the camp fire with his troops on … Continue reading
How Mastering Fear Advances Your Career Why Grabbing Snakes Does You Good All Hail Fear! Fear is the underlying drive to everything that you do in life. It’s your emotional brake and accelerator. It stops you (mostly) from doing stupid, dangerous things and it’s why you’re on top of the food chain. Fear keeps you … Continue reading
I learned an invaluable life lesson from a speed reading course. The average reading speed of people is about 250 wpm with 60% comprehension. So in order to improve myself, I’ve taken 3 speed reading courses. At my best (a long time ago), I could read at 2000 wpm with 90% comprehension. (A very long … Continue reading
It was 444 BC when Empodocles noticed that people seemed to act in 4 distinctly different ways. Ever since, we’ve been trying to figure out – and predict– how people behave. For 26 years I’ve used psychometrics to predict performance. So whether you’re a candidate taking one or an HR professional administering one, here’s everything you … Continue reading
He went from playboy to poster boy for the US Treasury. He was a superstar (with drugs and groupies!) of his time. He was a renowned scientist and famed diplomat (and boudoir legend during his time as US Ambassador to France). He was also chubby, bespectacled, balding and ineloquent. So how can a dude who … Continue reading
