Head Office Relocation? It’s not a property decision

Head Office Relocation? It's not a property decision
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 49

Ryanair's goal to 'Stop pissing people off' is a great HR Mantra
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?

Are Myers the Great Externalisers?
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, ...