Leadership
Avoiding a bad hire
89% of early departures are due to culture mismatch. This means people are really good at assessing technical ability but not necessarily culture fit. In the hiring process, assessing cultural fit plays a vital role in building a successful team and creating/adding to a positive work...
How to add value in a new job – straight away
First impressions matter - because they last. Here are a few tips for starting well in a new role. Because, as they say - make a plan or plan to fail! Your first few months in a new job have a major impact on your success in...
What Makes a Great Team Environment?
It’s a fact. If you are looking to attract and retain top performers in your organisation, you’ll need an awesome team environment. Sounds easy, but it’s pretty hard to do in reality. One of the advantages we have at Consult is we get to work with...
Attraction and Retention in 2021
2021 has been off to a flying start with plenty of businesses hitting go on recruitment plans and bringing new talent into their teams. It’s an incredibly busy market and we’re seeing candidate shortages as companies scramble to fight over talent. On a daily basis...
Fisher Funds Appoints New Data & Information Security Officer
Consult is thrilled to announce the appointment of Gladwin Mendez as the new Data & Information Security Officer for Fisher Funds. Gladwin is a senior executive with over 15 years of experience encompassing technology, data and analytics. He has worked across New Zealand’s large Financial Services and Insurance organisations, as...
How To Find Inspiration When You Need It
I've been looking for clues to what reliably inspires me. And I found it when a colleague didn't like a suggestion I made. There it was - the answer. Right in front of me. “You must get closer to the client work,” I was encouraging my colleague, who...
The Guiding Hand To Happiness We Ignore
Here’s a brutal truth. We all have a constant and powerful guide to tell us exactly what we need to do to build happiness and success. Yet we ignore it. I sure as heck do. Bet you do too. Here it is. There are two aspects...
Focus on the Good, Not on the Negativity that Sells Papers
We spent much of the lock-down connecting with our community - how they were faring, how they were feeling, what their worries were and how we could help. Now back in the office - we are continuing to do this. Many people are reading the media...