Category: Leadership
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Recruiting roulette: Weird interviews and the brand carnage they cause
The BBC article “Worst-ever job interviews: ‘We had to crawl and moo'” made me reflect on the impact of hiring practices. Stories range from bizarre to discriminatory, highlighting the need for change. Best practices include structured interviews and transparency, while worst practices involve discrimination and unnecessary stress. Positive interview experiences can enhance brand reputation, so…
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Unlimited leave unmasked: The hidden pitfalls of ‘too-good-to-be-true’ policies.
The recent article on ‘unlimited’ annual leave sparked important reflections. While the concept may have drawbacks, it prompts us to reimagine work structures and holiday policies. Embracing flexible hours, result-oriented performance metrics, and trust-based management could lead to a truly balanced and effective time-off strategy. Let’s shape the future of work-life balance together!
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Introducing Our New SaaS Product In Development For People Leaders
Here at GMZTalent, we have an exciting product launch in the works targeted towards the evolving needs of Chief People Officers, Chief HR Officers, Chief Experience Officers and their wider people teams. Over the years conducting rigorous talent audits and transformations for UK companies, we found a consistent gap in people analytics capabilities to cut…
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Boost Talent Acquisition Performance Through Operational Excellence: The Fundamentals of Transforming Talent Attraction Through Process Improvement
At GMZTAlent, we recently conducted a comprehensive 360-degree talent acquisition audit for a client. The findings confirmed much of what Social Talent highlighted in their article on “Working Smart” – that optimising processes and aiming for continuous improvement separates the best talent acquisition teams from the rest. Too often, talent acquisition leaders get bogged down…
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Talent Leadership in the Digital Future: Part 1
The fourth industrial revolution brings the next wave of workforce digitisation across the world in 2023 and beyond. What skills and capabilities will define leading talent teams of tomorrow? This two-part series spotlights key focus areas. In a world where the landscape of work is evolving at an unprecedented pace due to the rapid advancements…
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How a Talent Acquisition Audit can unlock significant savings
Unlocking the Hidden Potential of Your Talent Acquisition Function We’re thrilled to announce the launch of GMZTAlent’s first complimentary Talent Acquisition Audit & Diagnostic, and the early results are nothing short of eye-opening. Let’s dive into the story of a well-known online fashion retailer who took the plunge and reaped the rewards. Revealing Insights This…
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Sayonara wagamama 🍜 🥢
And just like that my wagamama journey is over. In that time we’ve delivered: What a journey! This has only been possible with the support of the amazing people team and of course, my own team of amazing talent acquisition professionals Martin Wonham Sarah Manning Melony Gouna Grace Harris Assoc CIPD Alberto Panni Tom Raymond Danuta Tkaczyk and Ana Gavriliuc…
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Tales Of A Talent Acquisition Ace
Tales of a #TalentAcquisitionAce is an opportunity to share some of my experiences over the last 20 years. A sort of watered down autobiography. I’m sure these experinces aren’t unique to me, and I’d love to hear some of yours in exchange. Once a COO said to me “I dont need to know you”. Yes, you read…