<![CDATA[Stories by Simon Ives on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@simonives?source=rss-a05d073c7076------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*gE3-zgyT_zk5zLdsww4BrA.png Stories by Simon Ives on Medium https://medium.com/@simonives?source=rss-a05d073c7076------2 Medium Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:57:14 GMT <![CDATA[Medium Retirement]]>

I haven’t posted much on Medium this year so I’ve made the decision to retire this profile. You can read much of what I’ve published here…

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]]> https://medium.com/@simonives/medium-retirement-191eac4f4a20?source=rss-a05d073c7076------2 https://medium.com/p/191eac4f4a20 Wed, 22 Nov 2023 06:28:54 GMT 2023-11-22T06:30:43.321Z <![CDATA[Understanding Time-to-Fill]]>

How to use data to improve your talent acquisition pipeline

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]]> https://medium.com/@simonives/understanding-time-to-fill-344dbf3ecd83?source=rss-a05d073c7076------2 https://medium.com/p/344dbf3ecd83 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 08:10:19 GMT 2023-09-27T08:10:19.484Z <![CDATA[Australian wages are not keeping up with inflation: unpacking the personal impact]]>

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]]> https://medium.com/@simonives/australian-wages-are-not-keeping-up-with-inflation-unpacking-the-personal-impact-210be49d83e8?source=rss-a05d073c7076------2 https://medium.com/p/210be49d83e8 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 02:25:53 GMT 2022-02-24T02:25:53.963Z <![CDATA[What spatial audio is better for the casual listener:]]>

Apple Music’s Dolby Atmos or TIDAL’s Sony 360 Reality Audio?

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]]> https://medium.com/@simonives/what-spatial-audio-is-better-for-the-casual-listener-66d0eac8e547?source=rss-a05d073c7076------2 https://medium.com/p/66d0eac8e547 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 02:33:30 GMT 2022-02-23T02:44:36.190Z <![CDATA[My new guitar — 1961 Gibson SG Custom-style build]]>

Over late 2020 and into early 2021 I built a new guitar for myself. I’m proud of this one, and it was even more of a challenge as I…

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]]> https://medium.com/@simonives/my-new-guitar-1961-gibson-sg-custom-style-build-15192725017a?source=rss-a05d073c7076------2 https://medium.com/p/15192725017a Mon, 20 Dec 2021 23:05:12 GMT 2021-12-20T23:05:12.170Z <![CDATA[Another one: Bupa underpays Australian workforce AUD $75m]]>

Australia private health provider Bupa has announced estimated AUD $75m in underpayments which they identified after a payroll review.

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]]> https://medium.com/@simonives/another-one-bupa-underpays-australian-workforce-aud-75m-1c27b3499e07?source=rss-a05d073c7076------2 https://medium.com/p/1c27b3499e07 Sun, 19 Dec 2021 23:58:20 GMT 2021-12-19T23:58:20.519Z <![CDATA[Seat belts and the Corona Virus: Charitable engagement on an argument for accepting Government…]]>

The world as we know it changed in late 2019. The COVID-19 disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was discovered in Wuhan, China and…

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]]> https://medium.com/@simonives/seat-belts-and-the-corona-virus-charitable-engagement-on-an-argument-for-accepting-government-deca7bbaaa51?source=rss-a05d073c7076------2 https://medium.com/p/deca7bbaaa51 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:31:18 GMT 2021-12-17T07:31:18.733Z <![CDATA[OKRs for Human Resources]]>

Should you use OKRs to define and manage the performance of your HR team? The answer is a resounding yes!

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]]> https://medium.com/@simonives/okrs-for-human-resources-55f268d80669?source=rss-a05d073c7076------2 https://medium.com/p/55f268d80669 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:14:00 GMT 2021-12-15T10:14:00.781Z <![CDATA[What’s the difference between Mahayana and other forms of Buddhism?]]>

Mahayana Buddhism, hereafter referred to simply as Mahayana, is an often misunderstood phenomenon. Much modern scholarship has focused on…

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]]> https://medium.com/@simonives/whats-the-difference-between-mahayana-and-other-forms-of-buddhism-9a1c885f347e?source=rss-a05d073c7076------2 https://medium.com/p/9a1c885f347e Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:52:39 GMT 2021-12-13T05:52:39.685Z <![CDATA[Is Mahayana Virtuous?: A Practical Analysis of Virtue Ethics within Mahayana Buddhism]]>

Ethics is as fundamental in contemporary society as it was in pre-enlightenment times. Epicurus’ ethical philosophy, for example, still…

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