One thing that we all don’t do often is give ourselves compliments (unless you’re a fearless and confident person). There’s never a specific national day that’s dedicated towards giving and receiving compliments. However, if we’re looking at it from a modern workplace perspective you’d be...
Potential candidates are always keen to know what is expected out of them and what will be the criteria for evaluation. Hence, a great job description or position description will add a great deal of value to employers. Writing a job description entails a thought process...
One of the most common problems almost 90% of employees suffer in the workplace is a lack of positive feedback. This situation is found in most of the organisations and unfortunately most of the employees have to go through this crisis. Feedback deficiency occurs everywhere, irrespective...
Over the past week, I’ve had quite a few conversations with HR professional on the brink of a role change or looking to undertake some study in 2017. The conversations go something like “I’ve just finished my Diploma in X and I have a few...
HR departments and companies invest billions to develop and upgrade their databases without spending enough time to design relevant and effective HR report. That’s why staff members complain and protest about inaccurate assessments, data-driven errors and unpopular decisions - HR reporting fails to deliver unless...
The Annual Performance Review. We all know it’s coming, we wait all year long. We all know how this goes. The email comes out that the manager wants to see us and we start to go over the last year in our minds. What were...
Whether you’ve immersed yourself in a career around business or not, you would have heard or learnt, that the dynamics of HR Management are in a constant state of change. It could be from your fellow friends in business or through just a casual talk (you’d be...
In this modern world, anyone would know that in order to get from A to B you’ll need a set of clearly defined goals. Why? Because goals are basically a list of “what to do’s” to get you to where you want to be. Goals...
I recently attended a Business Chicks Breakfast at which Nasty Gal founder and Executive Chairperson Sophia Amoruso spoke. One of the most tweeted and posted quotes of the day was “don’t compare your hustle to their highlight reel”. In the past week, with the announcement...
Everyone wants the best. The best in fashion, food and… life – face it, it’s what you want too. For myself, I personally want the best in food (I’ve attended the Sydney Night Noodle Markets recently to test this out). For HR managers, what they want...
