Secrets of finding your next high performer!
When we need to recruit new people to join our organisation we need to add some science to the selection process… Learn more about Tim by clicking here!
Tim Kitching is a Pragmatic Leadership expert with a leadership and coaching practice focussed on fact based decision making in the context of leadership.
Tim focusses on communication as the key attribute to happy successful lives and great careers.
He call things how he sees them and pulls no punches when it comes to working with his clients.
Tim lives in Sydney, Australia and works globally. He is married with 2 kids, 2 dogs, a cat, assorted fish, chickens and a love of Red Wine and Ice Hockey.
Why do we continue to recruit our teams based on gut feel and intuition rather than cold, hard facts?
I work with individuals, teams and organisations all over Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. I am constantly amazed with the ‘laissez-faire’ manner that recruitment occurs, particularly in sales. Quite frankly, we all seem to be happy to: have non-existent or poorly constructed job descriptions, recruit to generic success profiles or none at all,…
Do you have a problem person or team that you are at your wits end with? Read on if you do….
I have used the DISC tool as an executive and manager for many years. DiSC is an acronym for the four primary dimensions of behaviour; Dominance – direct, results-oriented, strong-willed and forceful. Influence – outgoing, enthusiastic, optimistic and lively. Steadiness – even-tempered, accommodating, patient and humble. Conscientiousness – analytical, reserved, precise and systematic.Put simply the DISC Profiling tool helps…
Why are we here? What is the point?
I am constantly amazed at the number of people who just live! They have no plan for their lives, no ambitions, dreams or desires beyond the short term. They must have had them. I don’t know a child who does not have dreams for the future and thoughts about the cool things they want…
Values are not negotiable – they just are…
I work very hard with all of my coaching clients to ensure that one of the foundations that they build their success on is a very clear set of values. These values are so important because they are the basis of everything from making difficult decisions to how we treat other people. They impact…
The Healthy Mind and Healthy Body are key parts of being happy and successful …. but why are they so rare?
My view, as both a holistic coach and a human being, is that being healthy, both physically and mentally, is critical to happiness and success. I know many people who have great careers, happy families, fantastic homes and life is still a challenge for them. Some of them get out of breath walking up the…
Curiosity is a key trait in successful people…….
George R.R. Martin, the author of Game of Thrones wrote, “Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what’s on the other side?” Apart from the fact that this quote applies to both genders I think it is fantastic. The driver to know and understand…
I choose to have a good day today!
Having a good day has become synonymous with the beige, personality driven culture of today’s world. People will say, “Are you having a good day today?” to which the only acceptable response seems to be, “Yes’. Your answer is almost irrelevant as most people are not really asking about how you are. Try to say…
Living a congruent life in todays world is a big ask.
Living a congruent life in today’s world is a big ask. I don’t think we realise it but the huge range of pressures that are placed on all of us from the time we are little to conform and bow to peer pressure makes the idea of congruence easy to say, but much harder to do.…
Don’t lead a life of quiet desperation!
Some people live lives of quiet desparation. Working jobs they loath, socialising with people they don’t really like. Being unhappy but not really knowing why. Most of these people die this way! Some, however, change the lives that they lead. They get up every morning and they punch the air in anticipation at what life…