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10 Questions That Identify High Potential Leaders
According to research, 40% of internal job moves made by people identified by their companies as "high potentials" end in failure. Many organisations make the mistake of looking simply at ability when assessing an employee for a management job. What questions can you ask about your high potential leaders that will help you make a »»
Manufacturers Expect to Hire in March 2012; Services Jobs Remain Scarce
Half of manufacturing companies and a quarter of service-sector companies polled plan to expand their payrolls in March 2012, according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Leading Indicators of National Employment (LINE) survey. Overall, a net of 50.5 percent of manufacturers report they will add jobs and a net 24.7 percent of service-sector companies report »»
Could you ditch the 30-hour week?
Carleen Frost speaks to three workers who have managed to adapt their job to better manage the demands of family and the office. Elysha Stephens is a consultant who runs her business part-time from her Central Coast home. "After Max was born four years ago I had to think about how I would continue with »»
Stemming the flow – The realities of a mining job
It seems as though every man and his dog is trying to get a job in the mining industry. Other Australian industries have been haemorrhaging workers, with manufacturing losing employees hand over fist, while the mining industry is crying out about severe skills shortages – they are looking at a short fall of 10 000 »»
Women all ears over opportunities to run own companies
A DESIRE to be their own boss, to have a better work/life balance, and to escape corporate life is behind the surge in the number of women starting their own businesses, a report has found. But women entrepreneurs need better access to capital, markets, and skills if they are not to become the new poor. »»