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GOING GLOBAL With Dave Thomas. Recruitment International World Leaders Tokyo & Hong Kong, March 2014. Humble Beginnings - In the '90's. 1992. Eurolink / Aristotle . 1994. Morgan & Banks. 1995. Telecom (Telstra). 1996. Full Time CXC&Current Affair exposé. 1997. UK 1998. HK 1999.
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GOING GLOBALWith Dave Thomas • Recruitment International • World Leaders • Tokyo & Hong Kong, March 2014
Humble Beginnings - In the '90's... 1992 Eurolink / Aristotle 1994 Morgan & Banks 1995 Telecom (Telstra) 1996 Full Time CXC&CurrentAffair exposé 1997
UK 1998 HK 1999 Sydney 1992
Service IS your Business Personal SWOT Own Passion + x Team Members’ Areas of Brilliance ---------------------------------------- Delegation Passionate Team! =
Into the new Millennium… • Team expanding • Business partner bought out • Built a global sales organization • Fought Tax Audit
USA 2001 UK 1998 HK 1999 Sydney 1992
Ireland 2004 China 2004 UK 1998 USA 2001 HK 1999 Sydney 1992
2003 Australian Management training + Corp Services 2005Singapore added, sign Microsoft 2007 UK fell in a heap – legislation change 2008 DT handing over Australian businessFocus on Global business - Asia 2009 Global Financial Crisis - creates problem /opportunity 2009 MBO USA PGC business – restart JS
2008 – Cementing CxC Global Core Values • Do what we say we will do • Respect and care for peers and customers • Seek to assist and support others • Win / Win or no deal • A happy open and honest environment • Willingness to learn
… THERE WERE SOME CASUALTIES TOO • Terasys • Connections Migration Law Firm • Austax – Accounting Firm • KP Biz/Austax – Restructure fails • Connections Migration – Law changes • SSG closed down – now CXC Malaysia • Payfields struggles
Restructure: 2012 UK, Australia (MBO) Terminate“bad” business Closecompanies, Commenceoperation Latin America 2013 Grow 2014 2012 > 2015 2011 2013 Consolidate
The global market is growing leaps and bounds • Flexible workforces are the future, employees / employers • Brazil and LAM will come to the forefront (BRICs) • Global branding and a reputation for delivery • Compliance is imperative for success in all public companies • Cost savings in the recruitment process is essential • Digital marketing can make or break you! 70% rule ….opportunity is a moving target
CREDIT BUBBLE WILL BREAK • Moving private debt to public debt, Printing money not sustainable. • Is Bitcoin the future? $7-> $200-> $1000
SOCIAL MEDIA Internet knows no boundaries “Global Mind” - use it! Remember the 70/30 rule
GROWTH IN BIOTECH INDUSTRY Mapping Gnome, Nero Transmitters, Demand from ageing population Stem Cell research
PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES unemployment & inequality
BUSINESS vs. GOVERNMENT move for productivity/incentive
CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS • Ageing population and negative growth in developed countries, • Population explosion in developing countries • Volatile combination (youth unemployment)
GLOBAL WARMING More storms, droughts (e.g. costs $60bn), 90% live on sea level, by 2030 no polar ice cap RESOURCE DEPLETION Top soil and water -> food riots
Problems will arise, the solutions create opportunities for all of us
STILL GOING GLOBAL… Russia Ireland Europe UK USA China Korea HK Mexico Cambodia Vietnam Thailand Brazil Indonesia PNG South Africa Sydney New Zealand