Making it personal
What makes a successful leader? Try optimism and energy.
Careers
Back in the fold
With good talent increasingly difficult to find, organisations are realising the advantages of recruiting past top performers.
Drop out, turn up, tune in …
Some industries find in-house training more useful than traditional degrees.
Live long and prosper
With a longer working life inevitable, we need to look beyond the traditional model of full-time education leading to full-time work leading to full-time retirement.
Confidence stifles women
Amid a growing focus on the problem by experts, women are trying new strategies to shore up their belief in themselves.
Trailing spouses get job aid
More men are following their wives as they relocate to further their careers and they are receiving help to find employment.
Nurture positive feedback
For many people, feeling trusted and appreciated has a profound influence on their depth of engagement in the workplace.
Leadership vision
The idea that we need more women in leadership positions is not new, but the only way to bring about change is to alter our perception of leadership.
Insurers move into dentistry
Dentists are lobbying political parties to back patient savings accounts as a way to limit the influence of health insurers.
A better workspace
When Frank Lloyd Wright designed the open-plan office, he didn’t know it would lead to hot-desking and ‘agile’ management.
Put the kibosh on gender bias
Most of us wouldn’t intentionally discriminate against someone in the workplace because of their sex, but what about the unintentional discrimination that may be going on?
School is failing our youth
A study asks young people what they think of school, with surprising results.
Stand up and be seen
Showcase your skills, break ingrained habits, and the promotions will keep coming.
Be curious, meet your customer
Spend time discovering your customers’ hopes, fears and values, and viewing the world through their eyes.
Able and willingto work
Gay and with a cerebral palsy, Wayne Herbert jokes that he ‘ticks every box’.
Walk the walk on values
Managers are told the best way to boost an organisation’s performance is to transform the culture, but they often get it wrong.
Staffing pool dries up
The tight US labour market is forcing small and mid-sized companies to work harder to recruit and retain employees.
AI is coming, but don’t worry yet
University of Sydney robotics expert Hugh Durrant-Whyte says we can expect the jobs market to hollow out as automation takes hold, but don’t worry yet about machines taking over everything.
Perks can create a status war
Rewarding some staff can put noses out of joint and be counter-productive.
Success for creative thinkers
The ability to think creatively, to generate and test new ideas, solutions or actions will be the most important workforce skill.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/careers/page/17