Job outlook – Discover trends in the Australian Jobs Market
Get the latest insights from Jobs and Skills Australia to help you understand your local labour market.
Standing out – taking applications up a notch
Online vacancies can attract many applicants. When applying to vacancies there’s ways to stand out as a strong candidate. In this course we share some strategies to cut through and leave a positive impression.
What does it mean to be a data-driven leader?
What sort of data driven decisions are you making today? Are you using data to drive your budgeting decisions? Marketing spend? Customer demographic focus? Hiring strategy? Branding updates? Website messaging? Sales targets? Pricing models? Product iterations? User experience? As long as you have access to the data, you can easily use it to make important decisions right across your business. Check out our hellomonday post to appreciate what it takes to be a data-driven leader.
The shortness of time
If we see someone throwing money away, we call that person crazy. Money has value. Wasting it seems nuts. And yet we see others—and ourselves—throw away something far more valuable every day: Time. This article covers 4 ways we may mis-understand time.
Why “Systems Thinking” should become your go-to leadership strategy
Organisations can only function when the people, the processes, and the technology are all in sync. When a leader adopts a Systems Thinking approach to business operations, she isn’t just looking at the people (or teams), processes, and product / software in isolation, she’s looking at (thinking about) the broader situation … in other words, the system. Read this article to appreciate why Systems Thinking should become your go-to leadership strategy.
Roles and responsibilities in performance conversations
Both you and your team members play a key role in these conversations.
Are you suffering from decision making fatigue as a leader?
As a leader, your decision-making style can be described as how you typically react when faced with a choice. Do you make a decision alone? Do you consult others? Do you go with your gut? Perhaps you over analyse? Maybe you even flip a coin? Check out our hellomonday post which delves into the four primary decision-making styles of leadership. And read about the tell-tale signs of decision-making fatigue.
Developing your critical thinking leadership skills
Use critical thinking to understand the impact of your decisions on your organisation and ensure alignment with organisational goals.
Networking done right: the power of intentional connection
Business networking can make a massive difference to your career, often leading to new professional opportunities that you might otherwise have never been given.
Empathetic listening
Use empathetic listening and questioning to allow you to develop and enhance relationships with a stronger understanding of what is being conveyed.