How to spot a hard worker and avoid hiring a dud __________________________________________________________________________________________ I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near. Margaret Thatcher ‘HE LOOKED to be a hard worker. He…
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How to build a truly synergistic management team
to increase competitive advantage and grow profit ________________________________________________________________________ ‘Looking after our people is the most important issue for us right now. As competitive forces increase the attraction and retention of the best people is what sustains our competitive edge’ Mallesons Lawyers Conference “HEARING people describe me as ‘clinical, cold and uncaring’ and preferring to talk…
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Five Reasons Why Executives set Goals:
While time, money and satisfaction provide great motivation for setting goals, there are at least 5 practical reasons for executives, managers and others in corporate life to set goals. _____________________________________________¬¬¬_______________________________ #1. Goals keep you focused GOAL SETTING is used widely by top-level athletes, successful business-people and entrepreneurs and high achievers in all fields for precisely…
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Recruiting’s Dirty Little Secrets
What Corporate Headhunters Don’t Tell You THE web is cluttered with how-to advice about writing resumes: what words to use (or not), layout, headings, how long, how short, free templates,point-and-click resumebuilders, et al. Yet even using all the tools and applying expert advice, your resume may still miss the mark! Just ‘HOW’ and WHY’ this…
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