John Dakin says this has been the busiest January he can remember. But what is good for him in the outplacement industry is terrifying for those who suspect they may be next for the chop. Read more...
UNEMPLOYED, SENIOR? TRY BUYING A JOB
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FORGET CAREER LADDERS
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“The traditional view was that a career is a ladder but there are no ladders left any more,” Dakin says. “Careers are more like trellises these days – people going along, trying something new, going up that piece and then moving on to another piece. We are seeing that people are moving into maybe four or five different careers in their working life. I think that is only going to increase.” Read more...
HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO RETIREMENT
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Human Capital Magazine, Jan 04 2012 Employees nearing retirement age may not necessarily want to leave the workforce altogether - and with the right coaching, you can guide them towards a successful retirement strategy that works in favour of both the employee and the employer. Read more...
BACK FROM THE SACK
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BRW, October 27 2011 - Andrew Heathcote The problem facing chief executives is that often they will find it harder than most workers to get a new job. Few employers want to hire a former chief executive in a less senior position and few chief executive roles are ever available at once, particularly in specialist industries. Read more...
THE BEST WAY TO DELIVER BAD NEWS
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smartcompany.com.au, 30 August 2011 - Leon Gettler Westpac chief executive officer Gail Kelly and her counterparts at Qantas (Alan Joyce), at Bluescope Steel (Paul O'Malley) and at OneSteel (Geoff Plummer) might be setting the benchmark for breaking news to staff about job cuts and restructure. Read more...
COLD SHOULDER BLUES
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BRW, 14 July 2011 Heather Parkinson, associate director at Melbourne-based human resources consultant Directioneering, says “deep planning”, rather than over-inflated expectations, is the key to a successful transition back to Australia. Ideally, she says, returning expats should be planning their comeback 18 months in advance. “Managing careers in a global context needs extensive planning,” Parkinson says. “By the time the executive is preparing to physically come home, it’s too late to do this work.” Read more...
DON’T TELL THE BOSS TO STICK IT
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smh.com.au, 27 June 2011 With signs of economic recovery coinciding with reports that job dissatisfaction has hit a record high, is it finally time to tell the boss what you really think of your job? Read more...
CAREER’S END: STEPPING INTO THE UNKNOWN
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Australian Financial Review, 12 April 2011
“It is rare that people get to 60 years of age working in major corporations – and it is even more so in law firms,” he says. As such, retirement is now a “rebalancing process” rather than a total withdrawal from working life, he says. Davidson says this change, which he calls the “third stage”, takes serious planning, but many people find it too daunting to think about. “They feel it is a kind of dying,” he says. “They keep pushing it away from themselves and hoping it will all work out. But it doesn’t just work out.”
Read more...YOU’RE MARRIED NOW – WHAT ABOUT YOUR NAME?
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Australian Financial Review March 29 2011
As she leaves her confetti-strewn reception, a bride leaves single life behind. But that is not all she abandons as she precedes her new husband into the hired limo – there is also the matter of her maiden name.
Read more...MEN AND WOMEN MORE ALIKE THAN YOU THINK
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Australian Financial Review, March 22 2011
This month, Tricia Naddaff, president of the United States-based Management Research Group, visited Australia to present research on gender and leadership, commissioned by career coaching consultancy Directioneering.
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