Overview: You offer your role to a great candidate, they accept ... and then a counter offer from their current employer arrives. The best and the brightest candidates are always in demand – so don't find yourself behind the eight ball when your next ‘sure hire’ starts to have second thoughts.

Overview: When it comes to conducting candidate interviews, many hiring managers freely admit to finding the task of comparing candidates and accurately assessing those with the closest fit a real challenge. The following article will help you develop a set of guidelines to improve the interview experience for both managers and candidates alike.

Overview: In Australasia, innovation is in danger of becoming one of the management 'buzz-words' of the noughties; something everyone agrees is good in principle, but only a select few can make work in practice. This article looks briefly at the truths and myths about innovation, and outlines a framework for developing innovation as a core capability of your organisation.

Overview: Companies can no longer afford to permit unnecessary absences that they may have tolerated in the past. This article outlines how to handle employees with an excessive amount of absenteeism verses those who only miss a day now and then.

Overview: To recruit effectively, you have to understand what your company's brand means to potential employees. With that understanding, you'll know what aspects of your brand are attractive to job seekers, and what aspects of your brand need work to make your company more attractive in their eyes.