May 06 Newsletter

Do you have an effective People Strategy in place?

This month, Beaumont Consulting was thrilled to host a presentation by Anthony Sork of HCM Global , on how to attract and attach the best staff for your business. Anthony’s presentation made some great points about the importance of a proper recruitment and induction strategy for new employees. Other points from the presentation were that:

The skill shortage is here to stay;
Talent has become recognised as the main source of competitive advantage, yet most people do not have an effective people strategy; and
The estimated cost of employee turnover is conservatively 3 x base salary

Be on the Constant Lookout

So in order to avoid the losses to business and productivity that occur with high levels of staff turnover, the message coming from HCM Global was that talent needs to be snapped up: rather than waiting for positions to become available, companies need to recognise valuable talent when they see it, and they also need to actively seek it. Recruiting talent should be happening all the time, not only when someone resigns!

Working in Partnership

Working with a recruitment agency means that the strain and stress of recruitment is removed, and you will have someone to proactively present top calibre candidates to you, AND represent your business in the best light to the candidates. These days, selling your business to the right candidates is important, and you need somebody who knows your company well enough to direct the best talent to your door.

The End of the Financial Year – Are you Prepared??

With only ONE MONTH to go until the end of the financial year, are you confident that you have enough temporary staff to get you through this busy period?

This is the combined feedback we have received from over 200 companies who used our temporary staff over the last 12 months, assessing our temps’ overall performance and match with their requirements.

CALL TODAY TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GET GREAT TEMPS - EVERY TIME!

Occupational Health and Safety

Do you know what your responsibilities are under state occupational health and safety legislation?

Does your organisation currently comply with state occupational health and safety legislation?

There is very little room for mistakes, so if your answers are no to the above questions or you are unsure, why not join Beaumont Consulting and Georgie Blair, Managing Consultant of SRM Risk, for an awareness briefing outlining changes to state legislation, review of obligations and practical solutions to achieving compliance.

Topics will include:

Legislative update
Statutory responsibilities
Compliance initiatives
Demonstrating due diligence
Where to go for help

Georgie Blair is the Managing Consultant for SRM Risk. Having recently joined SRM Risk from one of the most respected risk management consultancies, Georgie brings vital experience in managing workplace OHS risks. Georgie prides herself on technical excellence and service quality which is essential in this new climate.

When: Wednesday 19 July, 5.30pm

Where: The Vibe Hotel,

88 Alfred Street, Milson’s Point

The presentation is complimentary and spaces are limited, so be sure to get in early. To book, please email Philippa or call 02 9279 2777.

Camp Quality - Chandon Supper Club

The Beaumont Team were very spoilt this month, with a great evening out to support Camp Quality. First on the evening’s agenda was a fabulous dinner at the wonderful Aqua Dining, followed by drinks and dancing at Bungalow 8. We at Beaumont Consulting were extremely pleased to be able to support such a worthy charity – in such fine style!

Camp Quality, which provides fun therapy for children living with cancer, first partnered with Domaine Chandon in 2004 to bring Chandon Supper Club to Sydney following the success of a similar concept in London. The event hopes to raise over $900,000 for Camp Quality.

As you know, Beaumont Consulting supports Camp Quality with a range of initiatives and events. Watch this space for details of our City to Surf sponsorship.

Terrific Temp

Outstanding performance from our temps doesn’t go unnoticed. We truly appreciate their efforts and therefore would like to acknowledge the great work they are doing for us.

Our May Temp of the Month award goes to Lisa Blanco. Lisa is currently working at Transport Infrastructure and is dedicated and committed to everything she does!

Lisa is pictured here whilst on assignment at Transport Infrastructure and receives a $100 voucher from the store of her choice.

Care to dance?

Beaumont Consulting is interested in hearing from companies who would like to partner with us to create synergy and add value to our service offering.

If you have a product or service that can help our candidates fast track their careers, we would like to hear from you. Please email Philippa.

And finally . . .

Beaumont Consulting’s FAVOURITE desktop tool this month has been Lillian Too’s Little Book of Feng Shui at Work. For anyone who needs an excuse to move things around on their desk, this book offers some absolute gems – and as Ms Too points out in her introduction, "Feng shui can truly help you to harness the positive energies that reinforce good career luck. It costs you nothing to try . . ."

Our favourites:

Maintain yin/yang balance in your office. Yin, receptive energy, is cool and passive; yang, creative energy, is bright and active. Workplaces that are dominated by grey could be excessively yin- introduce some yang energy with plants or colourful paintings.

Reduce clutter to encourage harmony. Do not allow your workspace to get untidy or dirty. Clutter is often a cause of misunderstandings and disharmony among colleagues.

Keep the front of your desktop clear. Irrespective of what direction it represents, always keep the space directly in front of you empty of files, objects or any energisers. Anything placed here will symbolically block your luck.

Feng shui your desk. Place flowers, a small leafy plant or a green coloured object in the east or south east for success and prosperity; place something blue in the north to activate career luck; place your computer, your telephone or your calculator in the northwest or west to activate the luck of powerful friends or influential mentors; place a smooth crystal ball in the southwest to ensure pleasant and congenial relationships with your subordinates, colleagues and peers.

Quote of the month

The only place where success comes before work is a dictionary

Vidal Sassoon