People Management

21 Feb

Posted at 10:30h in Employee Wellness, Occupational Health & Safety, Pay & Benefits, People Management, Performance Management, Workplace Culture by

Has someone asked you to plan your organisation’s health and wellbeing program? Or perhaps you’re a small organisation and haven’t done anything formal in the past but wonder if there is something that could help improve the health of your staff. As you get started, perhaps...

13 Feb

Posted at 10:30h in Employer Branding, Featured, Online Recruitment, People Management, Staffing & Recruitment, Systems & Software by

I’ve been ‘playing’ in the recruitment game for nearly 25 years. In that time, I’ve trained literally thousands of recruitment consultants. At some point in their induction I would always ask, “So who do you think is more important? The client or the candidate?” After an awkward silence,...

06 Feb

Posted at 11:30h in Employee Engagement, Employee Wellness, Featured, Occupational Health & Safety, People Management, Workplace Culture by

Background to the problem The prevalence of mental illness in the general population is alarming.  The World Health Organisation (WHO) predicts that by the year 2020, depression will emerge as one of the leading causes of disability, globally.  The cost of mental illness on the workplace...

02 Feb

Posted at 10:31h in Career Development, Employee Engagement, Featured, Leadership Development, Managing, People Management, Performance Management, Staffing & Recruitment by

PERFORMANCE MATTERS Have you ever stopped to wonder why some people in your business always perform better than others? Has it ever crossed your mind that you can do something about this? What image is conjured when you imagine a high performing individual? I bet most...

30 Jan

Posted at 10:30h in Employee Finance, Employee Wellness, Featured, Occupational Health & Safety, People Management by

The decision to transition a loved one into full time care is difficult, time consuming and highly emotional. Although the right choice is often obvious, the decision can be veiled in feelings of guilt and worry which can extend to affect other aspects of life...

23 Jan

Posted at 10:30h in Career Development, Employee Engagement, Featured, Learning, Training & Development, People Management by

Learning and Development vs. Business Goals? It’s Not an Either/Or Too many organizations still dismiss learning initiatives and investments into organizational learning as a short-term, HR problem rather than an integral part of a long-term business strategy. It is critical to create and tell over and...

18 Jan

Posted at 10:30h in Employee Wellness, Featured, Learning, Training & Development, Motivating Employees, Occupational Health & Safety, People Management, Uncategorized by

Each year many of us reflect on the 12 months that have flashed passed. The high’s, the low’s, the achievements and the what if’s. As the year ends, many begin to focus on the year ahead. The opportunities, the dreams and the challenges we will...

16 Jan

Posted at 10:30h in Career Development, Employee Engagement, Featured, Leadership Development, Learning, Training & Development, People Management, Performance Management, Staffing & Recruitment, Uncategorized by

Is finding talented and experienced staff a continuous challenge? There is a distinct trend that applicant lists are getting smaller and that when candidates do apply, they are more demanding for what they require to make that all important career move. For now, gone are...

11 Jan

Posted at 10:30h in Career Development, Employee Engagement, Featured, Leadership Development, Managing, People Management, Performance Management by

Effective leaders give their company far more than an abundance of skills and experience. Skills can be learned and experience and qualifications gained, but there is no substitute for the enthusiasm, motivation and passion great leaders possess. These people can mean the difference between an average...