Total Executive InterViews
Monday, June 27, 2011 at 12:16PM Excerpts from Jon’s presentation at the COI Group June 2011 workplace conference.
Jon Scriven gave generously of his time to present at COI’s June conference to discuss what he sees as the key drivers of leadership success, workplace change and workplace effectiveness.
Jon spoke about the importance of the 6 C’s for leadership.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 11:56AM 
Over recent years a new breed of consultant and counsellor has emerged. Called career managers their advertisements and opinions often grace the employment section of major newspapers.
Careers counsellors have long been employed within schools and universities to guide those just setting out on their careers. Recently these same practitioners have emerged into the wider world, offering their services to people at all stages of their lives.
There are a number of reasons for the broadening of the roles of career management consultants.
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 12:00PM The conventional wisdom that having any job is better than having no job at all has been turned on its head by recent research by researchers at ANU.
We've all had jobs where you felt you had little job security and that the rug could be pulled out from beneath you at any point, or where the sheer weight of work was overwhelming. You may even be in one now.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 12:00PM
Every business site has articles about managing up or managing your boss, but they’re usually a bunch of lightweight tricks for manipulating weak-minded people. And while there are plenty of dysfunctional managers who might fall for that stuff, the vast majority are at least moderately savvy and capable.
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 12:01PM 
This is a fascinating topic by the world renowned futurist Watts Waker. In this YouTube video from one of his presentations Watts explores the topic of 'Homophyly', which is defined as a 'resemblance due to common ancestry'.
In simple terms, Watts says it is the reason why if you have been married for 40 years you start to look like your spouse. It could also explain why organizations end up hiring 'the same types of people'.