If your plan is to grow talent to be client facing in your business then growing talent into these roles can be far simpler and valuable to the over all business outcomes than you think, check out how.......

Growing your own talent into future super stars can be very rewarding but it does take time and developing people into super valuable contributors to your team can start right away in a variety of ways, check out some ideas.... Happy holidays!

This time of the year often ends up in burn out with clients wanting things done urgently, Christmas parties, kids school events and then of course business as usual. In this podcast I speak with Andrew George from Elixr Consulting to help discuss some tactics to stay sane this Silly season, enjoy..

Sometimes our resourcing decisions come with urgency due to unforeseen event, however poor people decisions can have a major impact on your firm to there are a couple of things that may quickly improve your decision making or avoid a bad outcome… Visit striver.careers

When you get that excellent client service experience personally does it make you reflect on your clients experience with you ? In this podcast I speak to Brad Dawson from Dawson Insurance and unpack a great experience I had recently and even cover the World Rally Championship Check out Brad's podcast here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxGnu_5kPdGDVz-jmvcbA8Q

What do the Banking and Finance Oath and Master Chef have in common? We love chatting with Cris Parker from the Banking and Finance Oath at the Ethics Centre and discussing some other industry examples of where an Oath can have effect…

While the cost of living in Australia is amongst the highest in the world the salary expectations of university graduates is not the number one consideration when they are looking to start their career, in fact our research shows it is not even in the top 5, so what drives the career decisions or choices of our next generation….

Silly season is just around the corner and for many it can mean a heavy work load with a loaded social calendar. In the past it has been a period of 'overwhelm' for me. Keeping the core the Silly Season. Over the last 14 weeks we have been developing www.striver.careers and I have been as busy as ever, there were a few things I did to maintain the focus and energy......

Education standards and the Professional Year are front and centre of the conversation at the moment when talking about bringing new people into the profession, however there is some practical flexibility in how this can be done to broaden the talent pool in which you look for great people to become the assets of your business, here I talk you through them …..

Acting on gut feel can sometimes be warned against especially in hiring talent for your business but as long as all the checks and balances have been done it is the one thing that will determine the right fit. But when looking to hire a grad with no 'relevant or related' experience demonstration and examples of work ethic and exceptional customer service is what you should be looking for as lead indicators of great fit in your business.