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05 Sep

Posted at 09:30h in Career Development, Employee Engagement, Employer Branding, Featured, HR Strategy, Leadership Development, Managing, Motivating Employees, People Management, Performance Management, Productivity, Workplace Culture by

Leaders win by putting people before numbers By Hugh Massie Our greatest asset is our people. How often have you heard such a statement and then wondered why attrition at the company is off the Richter scale? After all, it’s a glib, meaningless statement unless the action supporting...

14 Aug

Posted at 09:11h in Career Development, Featured, HR Strategy, Leadership Development, Learning, Training & Development, People Management, Productivity by

As a business leader you might think you have everything figured out already, or that your self-motivated enough, but that simply isn’t true. No matter what stage your business is at, a business advisory board can make you progress faster than you would on your...

06 Aug

Posted at 16:26h in Employee Engagement, Featured, HR Strategy, Managing, Motivating Employees, Organisational Change, People Management, Performance Management, Workplace Culture by

Is diversity and inclusion (D&I) in organizations and teams just the latest HR craze? Or maybe just a nod to equality compliance? Neither. D&I, when introduced appropriately, mines the rich and often untapped talent within an organization. In fact, understanding what D&I means when implemented within a business...

01 Aug

Posted at 10:00h in Employment Law, Featured, HR Strategy, People Management, Performance Management, Staffing & Recruitment by

Employers can become frustrated from time to time. However, they should be careful when making decisions and communicating them to employees. Statements made about an employee privately between senior management can be inadvertently brought to light in litigation if, for example, an employee brings an...

10 Jul

Posted at 12:22h in Employee Engagement, Employer Branding, Featured, HR Strategy, Learning, Training & Development, Managing, Motivating Employees, People Management, Performance Management, Workplace Culture by

All Aboard! Onboarding [on-bohr-ding]—n. is the process through which new employees acquire the skills, behavior, and knowledge to become effective members of an organization. Research has shown that these techniques lead to higher job satisfaction, better job performance, greater commitment to the organization, and reduced turnover. Introducing...

04 Jul

Posted at 09:30h in Employee Engagement, Featured, HR Strategy, Leadership Development, Managing, Motivating Employees, People Management, Performance Management, Systems & Software, Workplace Culture by

It never ceases to amaze how many organizations rely on groups of people (teams) to deliver significant outcomes for their businesses yet invest few resources in understanding the individuals who make up a team. Great team dynamics are the basis for success. When teams are built...

26 Jun

Posted at 09:30h in Employment Law, Featured, HR Strategy, People Management by

Many employers try and prevent former employees from joining competitors by including non-competition and non-solicitation terms in their contract of employment.  From experience, employees sometimes believe that these restraints are anti-competitive and therefore unlawful.  However, this is not the case, and the facts and circumstances...

18 Jun

Posted at 14:53h in Career Development, Employee Engagement, Featured, HR Strategy, Leadership Development, Learning, Training & Development, Managing, People Management, Performance Management by

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13 Jun

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

Have you ever experienced arriving all fresh and ready to go for your first day at a new job but your manager is running late? Maybe the receptionist doesn’t know where your desk is (if you even have one)? Worse still, perhaps nobody is even expecting...

07 Jun

Posted at 09:00h in Career Development, Employee Engagement, Featured, HR Strategy, Leadership Development, Managing, Motivating Employees, People Management, Performance Management, Workplace Culture by

The idea of having performance appraisals can make team members feel all sorts of emotions. Some feel fear and anxiety, others may feel neutral or excited, or even entitled. As the time for performance appraisals approaches, here are 8 areas management can review in helping...