On a wet Oaks Day in Melbourne I backed a lunchtime invitation to hear Lord Chris Patten speak at the State Library of Victoria ahead of the races. He reflected a little on Brexit ‘psycho-mania’ (now my new favourite term)…
MMXIX (that’s 2019, or Mixed Media and I with two kisses)
Let’s talk about being a Graduate student in the 21st century. Finally getting that piece of paper – saying you’ve completed a degree! It’s exciting, a huge sense of relief, finally all your hard work has paid off. Then it…
Tagged with: Digital media, entering the workforce, graduate students, hannah thatcher, RMIT University, Slade Group
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Posted in Uncategorized
What are the myths (and facts) on ageing and work?
The Australian population is ageing. This has led to a lot of public policy and debate around the need to reduce welfare costs and respond to projected shortfalls in labour as older workers retire in large numbers. Prolonging the working…
Tagged with: age discrimination, ageing, diversity, diversity and inclusion, Diversity Council Australia, Professor Philip Taylor
Posted in The world @work
Posted in The world @work
More than a lucky break: How Maitham and others have achieved a better life through the power of a professional career.
Over the past two years I have had the privilege of pairing with a number of participants in the CareerSeekers program. This is a non-profit organisation supporting Australia’s refugees and migrants fleeing war-torn countries, and support them with language, interview…
Tagged with: asylum seekers, Bill Haggerty, careerseekers, humanitarian, Maitham Abonassrya, paid internship, refugees
Posted in Technical & Operations, The world @work
Posted in Technical & Operations, The world @work
How to follow your passion and be successful: 7 wise words from a former Olympian
It was sensational to have triple Olympic Gold and multiple world swimming champion, Australia’s own Grant Hackett, join us for a Slade breakfast recently. Grant shared some of his personal journey as an Olympian and his thoughts about what creates…
4 reasons to look beyond the obvious candidates
Some clients still hold fast to working with candidates within their industry, while progressive organisations understand that fresh skills and thinking can deliver high performance. Most candidates like to move from one industry to the next, to continue learning and…
Australian manufacturing – alive, and thriving!
Last week on a beautiful sunny Melbourne winter morning our Technical & Operations team hosted the latest in our series of boardroom briefings. Over breakfast, David Chuter, CEO of Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC), led the discussion around challenges for leaders…
Tagged with: Bill Haggerty, David Chuter, executive recruitment, IMCRC, Industry 4.0, innovation, manufacturing, Slade Group, Slade Report
Posted in Technical & Operations, The world @work
Posted in Technical & Operations, The world @work
How HR won in the West
Why head out west to talk about HR? Slade Group recently facilitated our first Western Hub HR Discussion Group, hosted by Kubota at their Australian office in Truganina in Melbourne’s west. Presenting at the event were Christina Tsakiris, Senior Associate…
