From Shop Steward To Employee Relations Specialist
– Indirect Route Into HR. Often, people get wrapped up in turf wars which are destructive to both sides, rather than trying to figure out...
Maximizing Team Performance With Workforce Planning
Workforce planning consists of a set of strategies engineered to maximize the use of resources to accomplish goals, estimate and plan for progress and outline...
Choosing A Route To Recruit
It seems that funds are as tight as ever, and companies and households alike are conscious they need to be efficient and not waste time,...
Surveying The Employees
If well-used and well-implemented, surveys are a powerful means of gathering unfiltered data regarding employee engagement. (Online) Surveys provide an honest look at the inner workings...
The Harm Of Hurrying
Every day it seems like the world is going just a little bit faster. 'Hurry Up'! It does not help that the end of each quarter...
Connecting Organisational Development with Diversity: A Strategic Change Imperative
Diversity is becoming a strategic change imperative at many organisations, and for good reason. Studies show that organisations with a more diverse workforce – in terms...
Talent Management – Old Fashioned?
The first time that ‘talent’, and particularly leadership talent, was identified it was as a specific, business critical, a factor to organizational competitive advantage. Despite...
Humanity Over Bureaucracy
Ask anyone in your organization who is not a part of the human resource function what they think of HR implementing strict and non-negotiable policies...
Succession Planning And Talent Management
Why is succession planning of particular importance within the wider talent management environment? Most of the guru’s argue that talent management is, or should be, primarily...
Doctor Who An HR Professional In Disguise
The British television show Doctor Who has a very large amount of fans of all ages. The show entertains the audience with special effects and...
Sick Leave Negotiation Process
The main reason for a sick leave conflict to occur is based on surface impressions and perceptions issues. Individuals have different perception, values and believes...
Interviewing Introverts
Some of us were gifted with the ability to send out pulsing waves of energy and good feelings when being interviewed. While this may seem like...
What Is Corporate Social Responsibility?
Because corporations are becoming so large and have such a strong impact on local communities, many are investing in better practices so as to aid...
Verbal Warning – What Exactly Does That Mean?
We recently received an email asking me about verbal warnings. [mkdf_blockquote text="Hi. My name is Sarah and my boss gave me a verbal warning about my...
Supporting The Mother
With women slowly fighting their way into higher positions in companies, it is becoming increasingly more important to develop a work culture that caters to...