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...
HR managers face great challenges such as managing attrition, encouraging retention and meeting ever-increasing demands from employees, customers and executives who want greater efficiency and HR input on achieving business objectives through hiring strategies and people management practices. HR departments often find their duties expanded...
Artificial intelligence (AI), has been the focus of thousands of technological developments for decades as mankind attempts to engineer increasingly sophisticated tools that can think, plan and adapt in ways that mimic the human brain. However, AI typically performs these processes at exponentially faster speeds...
Whether we're looking at improving performance in a sportive or professional context, receiving constructive self appraisal feedback is precious. Feedback allows people to modify their behaviour to help them attain their goals. For a manager, giving feedback is a way to help employees reach the...
One-on-one meetings are an opportunity for managers and employees to understand past performance and identify potential issues in-between two performance reviews. The traditional annual performance review has received a serious lift to deliver more added value to HR and align better with today's business preoccupations. Today,...
Any number of strategies can foster employee engagement, but the truth is that your company's managers generate the greatest results because they occupy the hot-seat positions that affect day-to-day operations, company culture and staff performance. In fact Gallup research reveals managers account for at least...
Did you know that 50% of recruiters still don't understand their own employer brands? This alarming figure translates easily the challenge organisations face to create a comprehensive employer branding strategy that will help them attract sought-after talent and resonate with current employees. Many business leaders believe...
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...
Workplace stress at work is an issue that is often overlooked by employers. Given its psychological nature, organisations can feel out of their way when it comes to dealing with work-related stress. It's nonetheless one of the greatest problem of today's modern society. Workplace stress corresponds...
For those who keep questioning themselves as to why they see their employees walk out the door and never come back, you should consider re-thinking your employee retention program or strategy. It’s pretty clear that if this is the case in your workplace, you’ve got...
