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Because the World needs great leaders – Assessing contemporary leadership behaviours Resourceful Pro is an Australian Executive Search and Leadership Advisory firm with a global reach within the Power, Water, Oil & Gas, Energy, Mining and Infrastructure sectors.  We formed the organisation as we had seen a growing level of discontent in the market with…

Tenure and Talent are not two assets that often go hand in glove and it’s a reality of many industries and organisations that routes to management are often forged by tenure. Is this wrong? Should there be a case for talent over tenure? In many instances, organisations are following and learning from the sporting world;…

Resourceful Pro recently talked with Sylvia Maré, Corporate Marketing Specialist at Essential Energy, based in Port Macquarie. We discussed the emerging opportunities presented by digitisation and in particular, Virtual Reality within the Utilities sector, particularly in the Marketing arena. RP: Tell me a little about yourself and your role? SM: I am a Corporate Marketing…

Resourceful Pro recently down with Paul Hodgson, GM Innovation & Stakeholder Engagement at NERA in Brisbane. We discussed all things Energy including the rapidly changing nature of the sector, future growth opportunities, the transition to renewables, and the role that NERA plays in all of this. Paul Hodgson is General Manager Innovation and Stakeholder Engagement…

Back in 2015, I read an article on Talent Mapping. The key takeout at that time was that whilst many organisations, particularly those within the Utilities, Energy & Infrastructure sectors, understood the value of talent mapping, but very few were making the use of it that they should. Fast forward 4 years and I am…

Applying for and getting executive level positions is a competitive and difficult process. Having a resume that is both fit for purpose and stands out is instrumental to the process. When going for the top job, how should your resume look? You’ll need an exceptional resume that demonstrates your ability to lead an organisation and…

A good onboarding process provides new hires with a strong support network to help navigate the personal and professional complexities of starting a new role. The majority of corporate onboarding schemes embrace orientation, training, welcoming and networking. It can be easy to pick up new systems and processes but much harder to adapt emotionally especially…

Many will remember the Cambridge Analytica scandal and how the organisation had harvested Facebook users’ data to then target them with political messages and misinformation. Was the issue of concern and outrage that they were able to profile people in such a widespread manner, or was it the subsequent marketing campaigns that then influenced an…