The last few days in Australia has highlighted a strong surge in jobs as the economic recovery is on track. The stimulus package was intended to keep people working.The results were a surprise to the markets as there was an expected lag effect.



The headlines on Friday 11 December:

- Jobs surge as recovery gathers pace (Australian Financial Review)

- CEOs warn on jobs squeeze (The Australian)

- Sting in jobs cheer (Business Daily Herald… Continue

In his well-known book, The Trusted Advisor, David Maister explored the paradigm of that very important business relationship, using the professional services paradigm as a basis. His book covered some key components of trust (the trust equation), the process of creating trust (including the most common trust-breaking mistakes and this post includes a good example).



Trust is not a soft or an ambiguous concept – and it should not be. Some years ago I attended a one-week leadership… Continue