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| Workplace bullying still rife in Australian companies
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 Bullying is still rife in Australian workplaces a recent Drake International survey of over 800 Australia-wide employees has revealed.
More than 50% of survey respondents had witnessed bullying behaviour and over 25% had been a target of bullying themselves. Poor management of the issue by organisations was also revealed as only 30% of bullying targets and less than 50% of witnesses were satisfied with their organisations handling of the situation. More than 50% also noted the bullying behaviour had been going on for over six months. |
| Defining talent in a downturn
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 Organisations have a poor understanding of the high-value skills and abilities possessed by large numbers of their people.
The sharp downturn in the world economy has changed the nature of the talent business. It's suddenly gone from frantically trying to recruit bright and able people to focusing on keeping and developing them.
A chief executive of a large British company recently described the scramble for talent that existed before the downturn: "We were begging graduates to work for us. We were bribing them. Now the big question is not how do we find and recruit talented people but who are our existing talented people and what do we need to do to keep them?" |
| Tired of scrolling through lengthy documents?
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 For many of us navigation through a large Word document is a daunting task. Scrolling through numerous pages in a pursuit of that one section that requires amendment can take time and causes rush and frustration.
However the use of simple keyboard commands to move around in a document can be much faster than scrolling and improves the overall work effectiveness. |
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How to keep your staff focussed during and after a downsizing program - podcast |
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As 2009 has proven, retrenchments and downsizing are part of the life cycle of any business. Downsizing can be perceived as a negative restructure to those affected, but a strong leader | |
| Drake staff named a finalist for the 2009 FEMA Recruiter of the Year Award
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Drake is pleased to announce that Alisa Patterson, a Flexible Staffing Consultant from our Parramatta branch was shortlisted as a finalist for the 2009 Fairfax Employment Marketing Awards (FEMA), in the Recruiter of the Year Category.
Alisa was recognised for her excellent client service and work ethic. Day after day she goes above and beyond in her duty of care to ensure that the most difficult assignments are filled and ongoing client satisfaction is achieved.
Well done, Alisa!
Alisa is pictured above (left) with Zipporah Szalay, Drake Area Manager – Melbourne.
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| Identifying and sustaining the right partnership in the not-for-profit industry
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You have the right not-for-profit attitude that has the target market, staff and the passion within; however you require more funds to support your brand, to create awareness and engage your mission statement.
This seminar will provide you with a strategic and informative approach to gain the skills that will prepare you for engaging with the corporate market to build a long term partnership. | |
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