Author: Hugh Massie

03 Feb

Posted at 16:04h in Employee Engagement, Employer Branding, Featured, Learning, Training & Development, Managing, People Management, Staffing & Recruitment, Workplace Culture by

We are all different – that’s a given – but if you are in the business of “people” it’s imperative that you recognize and understand behavioral differences, including how to manage and lead them to individual and corporate success. The only way to effectively hire and...

16 Dec

Posted at 15:34h in Employee Engagement, Featured, Leadership Development, Managing, Motivating Employees, Organisational Change, People Management, Performance Management, Workplace Culture by

As the founder of a Human Performance Acceleration firm, I’ve come to understand the importance of diversity, not just on boards and in leadership, but in my own business. Through broadening the composition of the leadership team, I’ve found that such diversity increases the richness of...

04 Sep

Posted at 12:01h in Featured, HR Strategy, Managing, People Management, Performance Management, Workplace Culture by

From team colleagues to leadership, workplace attitudes influence every person in the organization. Attitudes impact morale, productivity and team effectiveness. Thus, understanding and recognizing the behaviors that are at the root of poor attitudes is essential to the success and security of the business. It only...

15 Jul

Posted at 10:44h in Employee Engagement, Featured, HR Strategy, Leadership Development, Managing, Motivating Employees, People Management, Workplace Culture by

Remote work is really about trust. Are they doing their job? Are they slacking off? Sometimes leaders don’t support remote working because they feel the need to be in control. As the CEO of a global company I have key executives working remotely. The executive team meet...

31 May

Posted at 14:53h in Employee Engagement, Featured, Leadership Development, Managing, Motivating Employees, People Management, Workplace Culture by

What happens when employers put their people first? Before the proverbial numbers? Most would argue that the bottom line should always be the focus of business. It's what the shareholders and other stakeholders demand - but where do the people making this happen - the employees...

12 Apr

Posted at 10:11h in Employee Engagement, Featured, Leadership Development, Managing, Motivating Employees, Organisational Change, People Management, Performance Management, Workplace Culture by

We previously focused on How would employees describe your culture? That is, culture and the role leadership has in shaping it. Now, let’s talk about implementing culture. How do you gain the insights to identify talents and behaviors to deliver a healthy culture that leads to...

20 Feb

Posted at 09:00h in Employee Engagement, Employer Branding, Featured, HR Strategy, Leadership Development, Learning, Training & Development, Motivating Employees, Organisational Change, People Management, Performance Management, Productivity, Workplace Culture by

Culture is the personality and character of your company. How would employees describe your culture? The culture is toxic. Leaders are the worst. Don’t worry about it, just do it. Culture, what culture? No one cares what I think. I don’t tell people where I work. Or…....

15 Jan

Posted at 14:11h in Employee Engagement, Featured, HR Strategy, Learning, Training & Development, Managing, Motivating Employees, People Management, Productivity, Staffing & Recruitment, Workplace Culture by

Having selected the candidates — which we talked about last time – then come the interviews. And, these can now be “behaviorally smart,” using questions based on the outcomes of the pre-hire assessments you’ve completed. Well-structured resumes are not difficult to produce, with or without a...

11 Dec

Posted at 15:41h in Employee Engagement, Featured, HR Strategy, Managing, Online Recruitment, People Management, Performance Management, Staffing & Recruitment, Systems & Software by

The science and art of hiring, retaining and properly matching people to positions and positions to organizational needs and culture is mission-critical. Every business wants to hire quality people. Many will have a structured approach to the type of candidates they are looking for, that is,...