Cat Cherry

Working Hard Is Not Enough

I had a meeting with my boss yesterday about a matter unrelated to this post, however he said one thing that stuck in my mind. “The company doesn’t promote people because they work hard or get the job done – there are hundreds of people out there who will work hard and get the job done just as well as anyone else. When it comes to promotions, the company looks for people who are able to...

Cat Cherry

Employing Generation Y Part 1

Being born in 1985, I am part of the much criticized Generation Y. As most marketing gurus will point out however, is that culturally, GenY aren’t all that different to previous generations – Boomers and Gen X did just as many crazy things as ‘kids these days’ do now. I recently attended the Leadership Breakfast at The University of Adelaide that featured a presentation by Philip...