“To be a genius, think like a 94-year-old.” If you’ve ever worried about your declining IQ, take heart from this fascinating profile of 94 year old John Goodenough who, together with his team at University of Texas, has filed a…
Bright young old things!
Tagged with: achieving goals, anita ziemer, crystallised intelligence, diversity, fluid intellligence, innovation, invention, IQ, John Goodenough, mental challenge, MGH, MIT, motivation, neuroscience, older workers, Slade Group, Slade Report
Posted in The world @work
Posted in The world @work
Attitude’s the biggest threat to the world economy?
Experts at the World Economic Forum release yearly updates assessing the biggest dangers facing the world economy. Environmental concerns have jumped up the list and now global warming tops economists’ concerns. Last month I attended an Australian Credit Conference hosted…
Tagged with: An Inconvenient Truth, Australian Credit Conference, Before the Flood, carbon reduction, carbon tax, climate change, Elly Graham, environmental issues, global warming, professional support recruitment, Slade Group, Slade Professional Support, Slade Report, workforce trends, World Economic Forum
Posted in Professional Support
Posted in Professional Support
How to learn Italian… without going to school
It’s needless to say that childhood experiences shape a significant part of our adult persona, but they also help to build some of the skills and attributes that we carry with us during our working life. While in pre-elementary (equivalent…
Tagged with: achieving goals, Albania, childhood experiences, Cultural and language barriers, diversity, education and training, Ejona Dine Shahinaj, growing up, language skills, learning Italian, learning languages, LOTE, professional support recruitment, Slade Group, Slade Professional Support, Slade Report
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Posted in Uncategorized
Shift happens… Drift happens…
Last week the Financial Review invited me to their two day top-tier business summit – possibly because it was on International Women’s Day and last year they included me in their Top 100 Women of Influence. As I headed home…
Tagged with: Adrian Turner, Angus Grigg, Anthony Pratt, Australian Financial Review Business Summit, Catherine DeVrye, change, David Rohrsheim, disruption, Don Meij, International Women’s Day, Jennifer Westacott, Manly ferry, Michael Cannon-Brookes, shift happens, Slade Group, Slade Report, Tim Fung, Top 100 Women of Influence
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Posted in Uncategorized
It’s networking, but not what you think!
Jenny comes from a disadvantaged family in Asia. She had to work to help her single mum with living costs so she could afford to send her to school. Jenny will never forget a primary teacher who paid for her…
Cure the Sunday afternoon blues
“It generally started about 3pm on Sunday afternoon, irrespective of rain, hail or shine and the activity or people I was with at that time. I’d start thinking of the next day and my shoulders would instantly tense up, I’d…
Tagged with: career advice, executive recruitment, job search tips, jobseeker tips, roma grant, Slade Group, Slade Report, tips and advice, work-life balance, workplace health
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Posted in Uncategorized
Hashtag fear less
We ALL fear change and that’s OK, says Marty Wilson. I was recently lucky enough to hear Marty speak at Mental Health in the Workplace, part of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce People in Business series. He gave an inspiring…
When I was a Temp
I often ask friends and colleagues about their part-time jobs during their school and university years. Those experiences, what jobs they did and how they were trained, have in one or another, often led them to where they are today.…
