Monthly Archives: May 2010

Why Creativity Matters in Today’s Leaders

May 27, 2010 – 10:16 am

The article by Frank Kern What Chief Executives Really Want covers a survey from IBM’s Institute for Business Value, which shows that CEOs value one leadership competency above all others: creativity. This is very much aligned with the podcast that Suzi Dafnis did with Seth Godin this month (Booked for lunch webinar). The theme of [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Executive Career Management & Development, Information of Interest | Comments (5)

Up with the latest words and phrases? Don’t make the “authentic” faux pas!

May 19, 2010 – 3:50 pm

On The Creative Leadership Forum blog there is a ‘powerful’ post by Jason Cohen titled “Authentic” is dead. Jason suggests that there are many words and phrases we should be abolishing from our business conversations; in our marketing, selling, advertising etc. Why? Because unless we can back them up, they are somewhat meaningless. Especially when [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Job Searching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Resume Writing, Searching for the Six Figure Job | Leave a Comment

Does HR really know what keeps you Engaged @ Work & Loyal to an employer?

May 12, 2010 – 2:32 pm

I read many Human Resource and Recruitment publications online and offline. Occasionally, I find something of interest (generally it’s online in overseas newsletters, blogs, forums, etc); however, more often than not it is the same content that I have read over 10+  years, just written differently. In a recent HR publication ( I cannot remember [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Six Figures News | Comments (1)

The Melbourne Storm Affair Asks Us to Question Salary & Integrity

May 11, 2010 – 8:48 am

You will be shocked and maybe even ashamed to know that my interest (as a Melbournian) in sport is next to nil. However, the sport that has gained my interest this past month or so has been the media attention around salaries, such as for Gary Ablett Jr’s move to another AFL club for more [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Salary & Negotiation | Leave a Comment

Why the Job Seeking Experience is Set to Improve

May 5, 2010 – 3:05 pm

“The #1 reason why people turn down job offers is the way that they were treated during the hiring process.” In March this year, Dr. John Sullivan wrote a powerful article for ERE on How Candidate Abuse Is Costing Your Firm Millions of Dollars in Revenue. The article is written for Recruitment and HR professionals; however, [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Executive Job Searching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Human Resources, Recruitment | Comments (1)
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