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Listen to me! LISTEN TO ME!!

Have you ever given advice only to wonder why you even bothered? Of course you have, and of course that’s a very grumpy opener given I’m currently drinking breakfast cocktails in Fiji. Bear with me however as we might salvage some positivity from this one. The reason I’m in Fiji…
Sean Walters
November 6, 2026
Human ResourcesPoliticsRecruitment

Shape of a Coward

My wife started talking to me about "people pleasing" the other morning. Apparently, ignoring my recommendations, they were talking about "people pleasers" on a podcast that she listens to. She was making the point that true "people pleasing" comes from a place of gutter-low self-esteem. Wanting to please people is…
Sean Walters
September 18, 2026
EmploymentHuman ResourcesRecruitmentWork

Exit Wounds

I'm back! Due to shoulder surgery, I'm typing this blog one-handed; a skill I thankfully developed going through puberty in the early days of dial-up internet, so please excuse the brevity. Yes, I know it's not even been three weeks, but when you write a blog every week (without fail…
Sean Walters
July 17, 2026
EmploymentHuman ResourcesRecruitment

One in, One out

These blogs tend to go through phases. A few months writing about "All of Government". A few bemoaning the RCSA. A month or two of trite comedy pieces. Currently, I'm on a global recruitment buzz. This is of course good news if you don't work at a global recruitment firm…
Sean Walters
June 12, 2026
EmploymentHuman ResourcesPolitics

Wellington?? Really?? Again???

And here we are again. Well here you are, I'm actually in Fiji, but regardless; the government announced this week that it's cutting nearly 9,000 public sector jobs over the next three years. Finance Minister Nicola Willis framed it as a modernisation story: fewer silos, more AI, $2.4 billion in…
Sean Walters
May 22, 2026