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As we start to return to the office and begin to feel a sense of normality in our working days, it’s worth pausing and reflecting on the past nine months and what’s changed. It has felt like a whirlwind. Many businesses have had to pause larger projects and high-level strategic
Inject will never be amongst the top 10 recruitment agencies in Melbourne. In fact, we should never find ourselves on a list of recruitment agencies at all, because we are not, in fact, a recruitment agency. We might look similar and perform similar tasks, but we are a Recruitment Process
Small business owners are having to play multiple positions on the playing field of business – this can be a mistake. In an increasingly competitive market, long nights and hard work, business owners are quite often having to perform the role of the accountant, the HR adviser, the marketer all
What is the best way to recruit employees? From our time working with business owners and leaders, we’ve found they all have a few things in common. One is that they are incredibly time-poor. Two is that they spend a lot of that valuable time on areas that aren’t their
When we say the words “Position Description”, for some it can conjure up positive feelings, such as clarity, accountability and alignment. For others, it feels like bureaucracy, being boxed in and doing paperwork just for the sake of it. There are those of us who like documentation, whilst others have
People are like icebergs. You know the old picture – the one where the mass of the iceberg is hidden from view from those looking at the iceberg from the surface. Much like the mass of an iceberg, the ability, drives, and motivations of people are usually hidden deep below
I’ve seen business owners approach hiring like someone approaching a buffet. It can be tempting to grab what you can in a hurry before anyone else gets there. Whilst it’s important to move quickly when you’ve found great talent, it’s also worth slowing down to think strategically about what the
Our lives are engulfed with social proof Not long ago, we went for a stroll as a family to some nearby shops and I wanted to see if there was a better croissant on offer. I looked up a French Bakery that had an average of 4.3 stars on Google.
I also think it’s important to recap on what we’ve been through, to work through the logical sequence of what is needed. I have seen it work and not work. In fact, I have seen it work even if businesses just improve in each of the listed areas
“So…what is your culture like?” “Well, we like to go for drinks on Friday nights once a month. Um, we also went bowling last quarter, that was great fun. In the office we like to have a bit of banter, but we all get the job done in the end.”
