Last week, I had the privilege of attending LinkedIn’s Talent Intelligence Experience. It’s amazing to see the opportunities that are available with using data and insights. A couple of key findings: 89% of people are open to the right opportunity People data is the number 1 Global Trend Soft skills and customer engagement is exponentially incre...

The team at Grow Advisors have just come back from the annual @NPAWorldwide Conference at the Windsor Hotel in Melbourne. Tony and I went down earlier for the Owners Conference, and I was honoured to wrap the day up with key takeaways. Here is a glimpse of “Building the future together”, which was the conference theme: Recruitment Headhunting sk...

Throughout life, you will experience teamwork, whether on the cricket pitch, at home with the family, at a social gathering and of course the workplace. Aside from the family, where do we most encounter the necessity of working in a team, 9 to 5 every week? (unless you’re a recruiter, then it’s more 7:30am till 7:00pm). From all these experience...

A little over a week ago, Gary, Scotty, and I celebrated our two-year anniversary for Grow. Taking a moment to reflect on what has changed and where our growth has been was refreshing. Things have changed a lot between year one and year two, and here we are, another year wiser. Here are the three big takeaways that would apply to those looking t...

After only being at Grow for one month, I feel like I am already a true part of the team. When coming to the realisation that it was time to put the pocket protector away and leave the calculator for weekends, I knew I was very keen to find a new career path. Being a part of the recruitment industry was something I thought I’d love to get in to,...

People are going to leave your firm. It’s a natural fact of life. What do you do when it’s someone whom you want to keep who has handed in their resignation? Currently, I’m working with a number of senior candidates who are either completely disenfranchised with their firm or are on the path to being so. After 5, 7, 10 years employment, what cau...

It’s review time! That joyous time of year when you sit with your Manager or Partner and look at your billables for the year. What we’re seeing is a strong move away from purely looking at your numbers, and towards understanding what each team member brings to the organisation. Here’s what we’ve seen work well. 1. Be Prepared Plan, plan, plan. K...

Conclusion This is part 6 of a 6 part series At the start of this project, the idea was to offer you, as a Partner in a firm, an understanding around how to attract the best people for your business. We ascertained that people are crucial to the on-going success of your business and therefore, bringing the best people for you, into your firm is ...

365 Day Recruitment This is part 5 of a 6 part series We have established that people are your greatest asset in a professional services firm. You are selling the capabilities of your staff and therefore you must ensure that you have the best people surrounding you. 365 Day recruitment is the idea that you are constantly searching for top qualit...

Position Description vs Person Description This is part 4 in a 6 part series When a firm is seeking a new person to join their team, they immediately look for the technical requirements of the role. Admittedly, technical skills are paramount. Personality and people skills are also important. If you’re working with a particular client base, you w...