Covid has left a lasting imprint on the world economy, causing permanent changes, and teaching us important lessons. The feeling that my life had been put on hold having sheltered for long periods, had left me at times in a state of limbo, although also created a deep reflection, as I re-thought assumptions and reimagined […]
Managing the employee experience on the way out For most employees, there comes a point where the employee life cycle comes to an end, whether voluntary or involuntary. Your separation process must be just as strategic as your onboarding process and all forms part of an overall employee experience. In my capacity as an outplacement […]
Maintaining connection Human connection has received lots of airtime since 2020, with the pandemic significantly reducing physical interactions. Because connection with people is an inherent aspect of human society, we’ve all had to be creative in maintaining our social connections and finding ways to ensure that physical distancing doesn’t mean withdrawing from society. The value […]
We are delighted to announce that Greg Smith’s (Co-founder of deliberatepractice) book “Career Conversations – How to get the best from your talent pool” has been awarded The Australian Career Book Award for 2019. This is a very fitting accolade as all the team at deliberatepractice who have had the pleasure of working with Greg […]
CEOWORLD Magazine has recently published (September 2019) Greg Smith’s (co-founder of deliberatepractice) article ‘Effective Leaders Know Why It’s Important To Fit Their Own Mask First’. The article explores self-insight and why it is a critical trait of exceptional leaders. It further discusses the growing importance of soft skills for leaders in an age of rapid […]
The Workplace as an Experience, digital HR, AI and machine learning are gaining momentum in businesses looking for improved efficiencies and performance. They are not a panacea and require strong foundations including systems, processes and business partnerships to fully realise their potential. But will these emerging practices reshape and reposition HR and create new pathways […]
Change is all around us. Wherever we look there seems to be new orders emerging and replacing old ones. In some cases it’s bold, explicit and hard hitting and yet in others, more subtle and pervasive. Recent world political events such as Brexit and the US Presidential election together with the pace of technological change […]
“2016 has flown” – that’s what we are hearing from so many HR professionals this year. With a year that exuded change on a macro level including a new Coalition government, to Brexit in the UK and a new President Elect in the US we can only expect that this change will increase into the […]
Recruitment was once the occupation that many fell into. Students typically didn’t tend to go to University, study their degree and then actively seek out a role within a HR recruitment consultancy. Many recruiters with 10+ years’ experience share a similar story – “I was interviewing for a role that the firm was recruiting, I […]
We often hear the “Can we have it all?” debates particularly when it comes to discussions about women’s careers. This is perfectly reasonable given the pace of social change, especially when you consider the rapid increase in the workforce participation rate for 15 to 64 year old females from 46% in 1975 to 66% today […]
