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The skill that separates the top business leaders from the others (and how to recognize it when hiring) 6 September 2017

Google 'top leadership skills' and the list of skills that appear are endless. Looking through them you feel that they cover every possible skill you could possess – from time management to organization, ambition, honesty, creativity, confidence and a positive attitude.

It's almost pointless searching, right?

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Decoding the one skill you need to take your career to the next level, in any industry. 23 August 2017

Across industries, there's one skill that separates you from the rest of the pack, and helps you to soar through the ranks.

This is the skill that differentiates the business leaders from the rest of the team, the ones who get the promotion from the ones who don't.

The skill? Strategic thinking.

Strategic thinking is one of..

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Give them what they actually want: how to increase your staff retention rate 9 August 2017

The trend of decreasing worker retention rates has been amplified with millennials entering the workforce. This has come at a cost to organisations, who are scrambling to figure out how to increase their staff retention rates, because let's face it, staff turnover is expensive! 

But we've been searching high and low for the..

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Should you test technical positions? 12 June 2017

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The 3 Phases of an Essential Performance Review 1 June 2017

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Why Performance Reviews Matter 1 May 2017

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It's not you, it's your performance: Breaking up with bad hires 12 April 2017

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We Need to Talk About Labor 22 March 2017

 

John Maynard Keynes (the godfather of Keynesian economics) theorized that by 2028 we would all be working 3 hours a week, thanks to improvements in our technological capabilities. What Keynes did not predict was the contentious relationship between labour and capital (referring to a machine or piece of technology), and how..

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Culture fit is ruining your hiring process. Here is what you can do about it. 6 March 2017

Hiring isn’t easy.

It is often sprung upon us when our workload is piling up and there is no conceivable way we can finish everything on our own. Then, suddenly, we have to become hiring experts. The first thing we do? Run to Google and search “how to hire”, and read all about how you should focus on ‘culture fit’ first and..

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We are live! 16 February 2017

 We are very excited to announce the launch of Hireroom, a company with the mission of creating a transparent employment marketplace.

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