Posts in category People Matter

Living in Southeast Asia is exciting, and there’s a new challenge every day. Things that are easy back home (wherever that is) seem to take …

I’ve written on this topic before, and it will probably come up again – a perennial question: why do companies sometimes dither so before hiring …

It’s going to sound a bit like a complaint (which it is) but the lift system in a building where we have an office is …

One of the less attractive features about living in this part of the world is the tendency to deflect blame. It’s always someone – or …

At a recent business networking event a man threatened to break my nose. He called me a crook and a thief, and continued to threaten …

Having a conversation with a friend, PA, whose business is in the creative branding arena, and he was complaining about the variable quality of people …

I read an article the other day where an agency recruiter talked about the importance of formatting CVs correctly; no mistakes – otherwise you risk …

I went to a human resources seminar the other day – the usual type of thing, people from differing backgrounds and disciplines giving their points …

Recently there’s been much internet chatter about recruitment agencies placing fake ads to attract candidates and then pitch those resumes to unwitting clients.  You might …

Oh dear. The worst email mistake I’ve ever made surfaced the other day – and here’s the story. I kicked myself for days because of …

We’ve struggled recently to fill some important assignments for clients – candidates are telling us that they just don’t want to move. That set me …

Just about THE most extraordinary event in my recruiting career happened recently: here it is. A client was looking for a head of HR; the …

Recently we’ve had a couple of situations where the value of a strategic approach to human resources – and I particularly mean recruitment – is …

As we approach the calendar New Year and then Tet, my mind is turning towards how things will be different next year. I start to …

What makes a good headhunter?  Well, three words came to mind: curiosity; tenacity; and honesty.  Let me explain each of them. Curiosity. We ask questions …

This month’s column came out of a presentation I gave to my partners at our annual global meeting held earlier this year in Vientiane. I …