With the end looking nigh, we look at what best to do when first back and what approach you should be taking.
Scott BurnettMay 8, 2020
Day 3 in lockdown. Hopefully, this is cohesive. I've been practicing my writing with religious scripture on the outside of my house š
Scott BurnettMarch 27, 2020
I want to blog about self-isolation. Actually, tell a lie. I'd rather talk about almost anything else. Unfortunately, like Basil Fawlty not mentioning the war to the Germans, it's very difficult to write a blog this week that isn't about Covid-19. However, following on from my previous blog, I still…
Sean WaltersMarch 20, 2020
There's a fantastic scene in Forrest Gump. In it, after promising an army buddy on his death bed that he'd set up a shrimping business, Forrest fritters away his savings on a boat. Due to over-fishing from the competition, day after day, all they catch is the occasional gumboot. Then…
Sean WaltersMarch 13, 2020
Many years ago, I had the idea of creating a meat-flavoured fizzy beverage in a can. Yāknow, for those moments when you want the refreshment and sugar rush of a cola, but also the comfort of some good old fashioned home cooking. Sadly, interest in āLambonadeā was weak to say…
Sean WaltersMarch 6, 2020
What do Steve Jobs , LeBron James and Mikel Arteta have in common?Ā Both are what is becoming commonly known in the HR world asĀ boomerang employees:Ā Previous employees of a company who have, for various reasons, left that company to work elsewhere or pursue some other adventure, and later down…
Jonathan RiceFebruary 28, 2020
I love the sound of references being taken. Like the first sight of a rain cloud to a Waikato dairy farmer, it heralds an imminent change of circumstances. Thankfully here at Rice HQ we've had a bumper week, so there's been plenty of "for the purposes of the privacy act..."…
Sean WaltersFebruary 21, 2020
Open-ended, leading, loaded, there are heaps of different types of questions! I take a look at the 'weird cousin' of the questioning world; abstract
Scott BurnettFebruary 14, 2020
Maybe itās the time of year, but Iām still in a thoughtful mood. As I was trying to kick-start my own desk for 2020, I got to thinking about what it really was that I needed to do to make some goddam placements. I asked myself: What single trait, characteristic,…
Sean WaltersFebruary 7, 2020
