(10min 43) Click on "Play" above to hear the podcast. Psychometric tests can evaluate your personality in the workplace. Does this make it a useful tool for recruiting the right sort of person for your business? A very fiery red Phil Dobbie talks to...
Are we getting more angry? Federal politician Belinda Neal has been told to undergo anger management. Gordon Ramsay's confrontational style is prime time entertainment for millions. Does this mean it's appropriate behaviour for the workplace? Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to corporate psychologist Jasmine Sliger...
You've been offered that dream job but your employment contract says you can't start with a competitor during a non-compete period. It could keep you out of the workforce, sometimes for up to six months or a year. Is this restriction enforcable? Can these constraints be too rigid? Today Phil...
Staff turnover in Australian businesses is on the increase, with almost 1 in 5 people moving on to a new job each year. Today Phil Dobbie talks to Peter Wilson, National President of the Australian Human Resources Institute about the growth in staff turnover and discovers that salary isn't the...
Do you have a job that makes you want to get up in the morning? Do you have a career that others wish they had? In this podcast, Alexandra Levit, a twenty and thirty-something career expert and author of "How'd You Score That Gig?" discusses some of the coolest jobs...
Insiders say that National Public Radio NPR's CEO Ken Stern lost his job yesterday in a shockingly abrupt fashion. My sources say that Board Chair Dennis Haarsager simply walked into Stern's office, fired him and told him that it was time for him "to leave the...
People have been speculating about the future of work since the first farmer showed up with a pointy stick to plant a seed. Still, the recent changes in technology allowing for globalization and telecommuting, have left many workers feeling like the pace of change is accelerating. This month Business...
Improving workforce effectiveness is a key business objective that most organizations face today. Companies purchase solutions aimed at increasing employee productivity and access to relevant information, and improving collaboration among employees. However, what end-users (including employees, customers, partners and suppliers) are demanding is seamless access to information, applications, and each...
