October 2013 - Wicked Workplaces

Head Office Relocation? It’s not a property decision

Oct

29

2013

A government department in Australia this week announced to their staff they would be relocating their head office and 300 people from the CBD to an outer suburb some 25 kilometres away. The rationale was that in this outer suburb, the government had built and occupied a large office building some years ago, which now ...

Ryanair’s goal to ‘Stop pissing people off’ is a great HR Mantra 73

Oct

23

2013

Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, in his first customer tweet session yesterday, came in for heaps of abuse, particularly when he replied to one female tweeter, ‘nice Pic. Phwoar!’ Makes you wonder, but later he did say something of note that didn’t entice ‘sexist pig’ replies. He said he wanted Ryanair to stop doing ...

Are Myers the Great Externalisers?

Oct

22

2013

End 2012 When Myer CEO Bernie Brookes announced a 15% fall in net profit for the financial year 2012, the reasons for the poor result given to the press and shareholders were insightful. They included the fall in equity markets, turmoil in Europe, the high Australian dollar, subdued consumer sentiment, the middle man, the internet, ...

The Wicked Recruiter

Oct

21

2013

Matching the right applicant for the right role is always important; a recruiter’s great challenge, a job-seeker’s great dream. The following video links will be of no use at all apart from a laugh, but do contain a disturbing amount of reality in their farce. Enjoy!

The Recruitment Interview that Never Happened 3

Oct

21

2013

A friend’s senior-school daughter and six of her friends all applied to work for a renowned global hamburger chain. All six were high achievers, most bound for university, and were looking for a casual job for the next 3-4 years. They had heard great things about this company, their awesome systems, training programs and the ...