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“People don't wash rental cars”

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"People don't wash rental cars": Alex Pusenjak on ownership, trust and building culture across nine countries

People don't wash rental cars, but they wash their own. Alex Pusenjak drops this line about six minutes into our conversation, and it lands like a...

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"The CEO's an idiot": Deepak Singh on honest hiring, whiteboard markers, and making work actually work

Deepak Singh didn't plan to start a business. He didn't even plan to leave his last job. He finished a contract, gave himself six months to find the...

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"Whatever happens in an interview, times it by 10": Teresa Lilly on hiring, culture, and the hard calls startups avoid

Teresa Lilly didn't plan a career in HR. She was living in Boston, took a people role at a startup, and something clicked.

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7 min read

"Nobody wakes up wanting to do a bad job" - Matt McFarlane on pay, people debt, and why HR needs to sell itself

Matt McFarlane didn't want to listen to people's problems all day. That was the main reason he ruled out becoming a psychologist, even after...

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The Post-It Note Test

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The Post-It Note Test - Drew Mayhills

Drew Mayhills keeps a Post-It note on his desk. It's a tally. He marks it every time someone on his team volunteers a new idea - unprompted, openly,...

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"A florist who built a robot to listen" - Edan Haddock

Edan Haddock was a florist until he was 30. A good one, too. Self-employed and creative, with soil under his fingernails. But somewhere in those...

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How transparency builds real trust - Sharon Gray

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How transparency builds real trust - Sharon Gray

Sharon Gray's kids made the call. She'd come home with two job offers, laid them both out on the kitchen table, and asked what she should do. The...

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From rugby to fintech: the HR leader who sends interview questions in advance - Anna Liumaihetau Darling

Anna Liumaihetau Darling was a first-year commerce student when she got a job at a call centre. The kind of place that puts everyone on casual...

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