Everyone is talking about AI. And yet, in the conversations I am having with HR professionals and people leaders, what comes up more than the technology itself is the anxiety sitting underneath it. The people I talk to generally have mixed feelings. They see AI as a tool that can help them get stuff […]
The latest Employee Engagement report from Gallup landed, and what it tells us, I think is quite sobering… Global employee engagement has now fallen for the second consecutive year, sitting at just 20%. In Australia, we are at 21% (down 2 points). That means 4 in every 5 people going to work every day are […]
An article I came across this week got me thinking. HRD Australia published an interesting piece stating that gut feel hiring is out and structure is in. They’re right. And it’s something I’ve lived on both sides of. Over my career, I’ve hired a lot of people. In the early years, like most, […]
I sat down this week to write a post about leadership. And then I stopped. In times like these, rising costs, global uncertainty, the constant noise of the news cycle, the usual conversations about growth and strategy feel a little hollow. Not because they don’t matter. But because people matter more. The […]
Here’s what the data says about Australian organisations right now. 64% of CHROs believe their leaders don’t have the mindset to lead change effectively. Almost two-thirds. That’s not a training problem. That’s a pipeline problem. And it might be the most expensive problem your organisation has, even if it doesn’t show […]
Your best people aren’t leaving because they don’t care. They’re leaving because they cared too much, for too long. A new HRD Magazine article published this week has put a name to something NFP leaders have been living with for years. It’s called “burnover.” It’s the moment burnout converts into turnover. And […]
SMEs and Non-Profits are often told they can’t compete. The story is always the same: “We don’t have the big bucks or the perks of the big end of town”. But here is the reality: while large corporations use high salaries to offset a sense of professional anonymity, they are missing what today’s talent […]
Technical skills are no longer enough to keep a job in 2026. If a machine can do the task, your “hard skills” are officially a commodity. The real value now lies in what we used to call “soft skills”, but there is nothing soft about them. Just for a moment, think about […]
Think about the last time you bought a gift for a close friend. You didn’t just grab a random item from a shelf and hope it worked. You thought about their hobbies, their struggles, and what makes them smile. In Australia, many workplaces still use a “one-size-fits-all” approach to the employee journey. […]
The competition for top talent in 2026 isn’t going to ease up. You’ll still be facing off against massive corporations that lure candidates with brand prestige, big salaries, and lavish perks. As a small-to-medium enterprise (SME), you know the true cost of a bad hire, and the ongoing expense of an empty role. […]