Kelly Magowan's Blog (4)

Recently I attended a few conferences, which have been terrific. One was a digital media conference, the other a recruitment and technology related conference, so there was a lot of strong technology flavor. Upon reflection however I have to wonder if I gained the maximum benefit from these conferences thanks to technology taking over my life! While presenters were speaking, I observed that delegates (including me) were on their laptops working away, on twitter, texting and emailing the office… Continue

I have never been one for mediocrity and suspect that not many people aspire to it, yet for too many of us in our working lives, we accept mediocrity. I was re-inspired this week by a short book that packs a punch of inspiration called ‘It’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be’ by P. Arden. As this books summary states “it’s a concise guide to making the most of yourself – a pocket bible for the talented and timid to make the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible… Continue

Yes, this happens a lot and really does confuse me. I have spoken to so many people in the industry for CEO, s to Recruitment Professionals, GM’s of marketing and so on – whose approach to sourcing talent is keep it simple and cut costs! Specialist recruitment firms and big umbrella recruitment firms with specialist streams seem to like to buy ads in bulk. I understand costs are a consideration and keeping it simple are as well – however do you do this to the detriment of sourcing the right an… Continue

Phillip Tusing from Destination Talent has posted an excellent blog article around the high number of Australian’s not liking their jobs. In a recent Gallup Survey, only 18% of the staff are interested in the job they are doing? And yet, according to Gallup this is the prevailing trend in workplaces across Australia. This is a staggering number yet one that does not surprise me. In… Continue