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The Top 10 Myths About Working With Introverts

A world without Introverts would be a world with few scientists, musicians, artists, poets, filmmakers, doctors, mathematicians, writers, and philosophers.

Last week I saw someone tweet a blog about introverts and after a couple of days of visitors in my house I am now relating to it even more.

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NZ needs new ideas to compete globally: Thiel

US angel investor says we need to foster world-beating ideas that have never been tried before.

Friday, July 08 2011 || Icehouse 10th anniversary || BY William Mace, Businessday.co.nz

American super angel investor Peter Thiel says New Zealand is in prime position to create a technology economy – but only by thinking outside the square.

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Ready for the five-generation workplace?

All the talk and space given to Gen Y was just the opening act for what’s to come within the next ten years, when we will begin to see five generations working side by side for the first time ever.

The next batch of entrants are those born after 1997, and according to Jeanne C Meister and Karie Willyerd at the Harvard Business Review they will be working with four other generations when they hit the workforce.

That will start happening within the next 10 years.

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Talent Edge New Zealand Survey

Talent Edge New Zealand is a new survey from Deloitte New Zealand. This inaugural report contains results from a November 2010 online survey of businesses across New Zealand.

The survey explored what types of talent shortages are being experienced today, the consequence on business results, the types of employees in short supply, future employment outlook, what people management practices are emphasised, and personal expectations about taking a new job within the next year.

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Hello world!

Welcome to Lawson Williams Job Seeker Blog. We are a specialist recruitment company working with a wide range of New Zealand businesses seeking skills in the areas of Manufacturing and Operations, Engineering & Infrastructure, Lean, Supply Chain & Procurement, Technical & Compliance and Technical Sales.

In addition to giving you access to our current jobs this blog aims to provide information that will assist you in your job search.

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