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Hire With Your Heart & Follow Your Gut!

Posted on September 17, 2015September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

Why Gut Instinct and Intuition are reliable recruitment tools. The Voice There is a voice inside of you That whispers all day long, "I feel this is right for me, I know that this is wrong." No teacher, preacher, parent,...Read More

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT – The key to plugging your talent drain.

Posted on June 18, 2015September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

My very first encounter with the term to "engage" many years ago was while watching Star Trek - The Next Generation. It was the catchphrase of choice of one Jean Luc Picard, captain of the Starship Enterprise and according to Wikipedia...Read More

Career Health Check! Could your career do with an overhaul?

Posted on May 28, 2015July 29, 2020 by Gerard Quinlivan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95EhDtrPMco "The longest journey begins with a single step" - Lao-tzu - Chinese Philosopher (604-531 BC) I recently took my car for it's by now annual NCT (National Car Test) and the assessors hoisted it up on a lift and...Read More

DON’T REJECT, LET’S CONNECT

Posted on May 26, 2015September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

WHY BIG PICTURE THINKING WHEN MAKING NEW LINKEDIN CONNECTIONS CAN BE A POSITIVE FOR YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS. “Invisible threads are the strongest ties.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche As individuals, it's easy to be mice - shy, unobtrusive, unnoticed even. But why...Read More

MIND THE GAP – Between Failure & Success

Posted on May 7, 2015September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

According to Malcolm Gladwell in his celebrated book - Outliers, "Achievement = Talent + Preparation". Sometimes the smallest gap between success and failure isn't the talent component, it's found in the preparation. Have you adequately prepared to succeed and deliver...Read More

Are You Job Fit? The factors that influence your suitability and success!

Posted on April 2, 2015July 29, 2020 by Gerard Quinlivan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaVnBDk6OZg Want to safeguard your career and achieve your true potential? Here we'll examine how accurately assessing your job fit can have a major bearing on determining your future job satisfaction and career success. Are you the missing piece in...Read More

The Talent Trap – Finding & Retaining the best talent in the market.

Posted on March 2, 2015September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiHhaNtv-vs A common challenge for all employers is sourcing and recruiting the best people in the market. But once they're hired, how do you ensure that you're making every effort to retain them? After all of the effort that goes...Read More

Mindfulness In The Workplace – How reducing stress can radically increase your employees happiness & productivity

Posted on February 23, 2015September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

Stress really is the silent assassin. We all undergo stressful periods in our daily lives and most of us at some point have to deal with it's effects on us and others. I recently attended an excellent presentation on Mental...Read More

What Great Companies Look For – The Key Hiring Factors

Posted on January 22, 2015September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2j-L9ivb00 When it comes to hiring, great companies place the quality of their hiring as the primary metric by which they succeed or fail. In order to properly judge the quality of candidates offered, they firstly look for a skills...Read More

Never Swim Alone

Posted on December 23, 2014September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

I read an article recently about a man who saved another man from drowning. I've often struggled with what motivates these supermen, comic book hero types to intervene and save the life of another, yet this is a daily occurrence....Read More