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The Rise Of The Humans (Thanks To AI!)
Not a week goes by in my socials that I don’t read about the ‘death of recruitment’ or how AI and technology is going to replace us all!...

Matthew Cossens
Apr 23, 20196 min read


The Foundations Of A High Performance Culture
McKinsey research shows that ‘organizations with higher performing cultures create a 3x return to shareholders. That’s why they urge...

Matthew Cossens
Mar 31, 20194 min read


#BalanceforBetter - International Women's Day 2019
Today we celebrate International Women’s Day for 2019. Last year the world “Pressed for Progress”. We saw large corporates in Australia...

Matthew Cossens
Mar 8, 20193 min read


All Recruiters Are......
All recruiters are……..You fill in the blank! (Share your comments below) According to Google ‘all recruiters are’ liars or a combination...

Matthew Cossens
Feb 25, 20195 min read


You Need To ACT! (A simple guide to digesting books)
In the last 6 months I have changed the way I digest and take notes when reading books. I now use the acronym ACT – which stands for...

Matthew Cossens
Feb 8, 20193 min read


The Power Of A Positive Workplace
Kim Cameron states that “Positive leadership is often interpreted as touch-feely. But the evidence over the last 10 years is clear. If...

Matthew Cossens
Jan 22, 20194 min read


Start The Year Right!
2019 is upon us! What does this mean for you? Are you looking for change? Are you just happy to see the end of last year? I don’t believe...

Matthew Cossens
Jan 6, 20192 min read


More Productive Meetings!
Meetings, meetings, meetings – we sit through them every week…..the good, the bad and the ugly! But we can make them more productive. The...

Matthew Cossens
Dec 12, 20184 min read


How I Set Goals!
Successful people set goals. I don’t think we need to debate this. But how do you go about setting goals? What works for you? How do you...

Matthew Cossens
Oct 22, 20183 min read


Samurai Wisdom – The Book of 5 Rings
Many years ago I read the ‘Art of War’ by Sun Tzu and this lead me to recently picking up a copy of “The Book of 5 rings” by Miyamoto...

Matthew Cossens
Sep 30, 20183 min read


JOB? CAREER? OR CRAFT?
Is what you do for a living a Job? A Career? Or Craft? How serious are you about success and getting to the top of your game? In taking...

Matthew Cossens
Sep 3, 20183 min read


Leadership Series – August 2018 – Tien-Ti Mak
In August, I had the opportunity to interview Tien-Ti Mak. Tien-Ti is ex-Australia Post where he was Innovation Partner and Chief...

Matthew Cossens
Aug 21, 201814 min read


LESSONS FROM IRONMAN JACK! (JACK DALY)
On Monday 23rd July, I was lucky enough to spend the day in training with Jack Daly. For those who don’t know who Jack – in his own words...

Matthew Cossens
Aug 13, 20183 min read


QUALITIES OF EXCEPTIONAL SALES PROFESSIONALS
Recently our team at Aurec Melbourne held our Bi-Annual offsite focusing our culture, strategy and our goals for FY 18/19 and beyond. Key...

Matthew Cossens
Aug 6, 20184 min read


Leadership Series - July 2018 - Lynn Warneke
In July, I had the privilege of sitting down to interview Lynn Warneke. At the time of interview Lynn Warneke was the Deputy Chief...

Matthew Cossens
Jul 24, 201817 min read


What Can You Control?
For those of you who have been following my blog you will remember that I recently had neck surgery for a disc replacement. The positive...

Matthew Cossens
Jul 11, 20182 min read


Leadership Series - June 2018 - Dimitri Vrousgos
Welcome to our monthly leadership series – In The Cage With MC. In June, I had the opportunity to interview Dimitrious Vrousgos. He is an...

Matthew Cossens
Jun 6, 20186 min read


Lose The Snooze!
How do you spend the first 20 minutes of your day? Last week I was driving in to work and listening to Les Brown talking about...

Matthew Cossens
May 30, 20182 min read


Quick Lessons From Losing My Voice!
5 weeks ago, I had neck surgery (Cervical Disc Arthroplasty) for a prolapsed disc at c6/c7. The surgery was successful in relieving my...

Matthew Cossens
May 2, 20182 min read


What Are You Reading? 2018
I can’t believe it is already April. In the blink of an eye the year is moving forward. I thought I would share some of the books I have...

Matthew Cossens
Apr 18, 20182 min read
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