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People are fascinated by celebrities. Sports stars, film stars, rock stars and reality TV stars (that last one I really don't get). Perhaps it's a way for us to live vicariously and imagine what it would be like to be rich, to feel important, for people to know who we are instead of being one of the anonymous masses. Our business, Strategy One HR, works in the industrial sec...

Floyd Mayweather taught a valuable lesson during Sunday's fight of the century with Conor McGregor. Basically it came down to three words: What. When. How. That is; Know what to do. Know when to do it. Know how to do it. Firstly, know what to do. Mayweather had a plan to wear down his opponent. This meant absorbing some punishment in the early stages and possibly losing the ...

There have been many times that I feel like I am making no progress at all. Worse, it is often a case of the results going in the opposite direction of what I have been trying to achieve! One thing that I have found for sure though, is that progress is seldom linear and if it is, only for a short time. I enjoy running and my progress in this area illustrates this point. I st...

All of us have untapped talent and potential. If we were to unlock this potential we could do more, we could have more and we could be more. One of the reasons that people fail to reach their potential is that society is constantly bombarding us with negative messages. Evidence of this can be seen in all areas of today’s media. The old newspaper saying ‘if it bleeds it leads...

The recruitment industry has exploded in the last 10+ years providing staffing solutions to thousands of businesses and creating thousands of more jobs across a host of industries. Recruitment agencies provide the gateway to thousands of permanent full time rewarding positions. More and more businesses are turning to recruitment agencies to identify their Full Time and long ...

Strategy One HR - Workplace giving update Women’s economic empowerment project Fathima, 26, Youth Economic Leadership Program Fathima, 26, has been making bags for two years and loves keeping busy. She’s enjoyed sewing ever since she was a child and is now happily supporting her family through her own business with the full support of her husband, Abdul. “At the beginning I ...

Winning Team: Marcus Drakes - BMD, Tim Patterson - BMD, Simon Meade & Peter Kirwan - BMD Friday 17th March S1HR hosted it's 2017 Golf Day at Kingston Links Golf Club. What a beautiful day to be out on the course, a crisp sunny morning with a light breeze blowing. Everyone was in good form, showing off their golfing skills. After a well deserved lunch, presentations were made...

Rnd#1 - Radical Australia Cup Mount Panorama, Bathurst 4 February, 2017 Simon Meade was overjoyed to have finished inside the top ten on his Radical Cup Bathurst debut, and comfortably achieving his goal of lapping in the teens (his R2 best was an impressive 2:15.812)!!!!!! Click on the following link to read the full story - https://www.radicalaustralia.com.au/single-post/2...

Winning team: Andre – S1HR, Brian – Pharmacare, Brett - Resmed and Joe - Focus homes. Parramatta Golf Day On Friday 10 March 2017 S1HR hosted their Parramatta Golf Day at Carnarvon Golf Club. Early morning with spirits high, S1HR with a few of our clients headed out for a hit on the green at Carnarvon Golf Club in Lidcombe. Fun was had by all and everyone managed to finish w...

We all know today is International Women’s Day and like most businesses around Australia Strategy One is certainly grateful to our wonderful female workforce. Recruitment as an industry (especially blue collar) is tough, can be un-rewarding and certainly not as glamourous as other Industries. At Strategy One we are very lucky to have so many exceptionally talented profession...