The methods and approaches used to manage and grow a company’s most precious resource—its employees—evolve along with the business environment. Managers must stay current on trends and best practices in all industries, and the human resources industry is no exception. This article will look at 9 new HR trends that every manager needs to be […]

Staff turnover is essentially the number, expressed as a percentage, of employees that leave a company in a given period. While most of you can agree that staff turnover is a bad thing, it can alternatively be considered a good thing too. The Impact of Staff Turnover Financially Impactful: Let’s put it into perspective; staff turnover, […]

Writing effective job descriptions one of the most challenging sections is the section on job responsibilities. This section defines the work that an employee needs to perform after assuming a certain role. listing the tasks that an employee would be accountable for. This section is considered to be vital for other talent management processes as […]

A big problem that most companies go through without stopping to think about, is their high turnover rate. Like the saying, “most friendships come and go”- the same applies to employees. Despite it being a popular belief and saying, the real problem that lies here is that companies don’t tackle the core reason as to […]

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 happy to know that there is a day specific towards […]

HR challenges in today’s fluctuating global economies affect every aspect of business, and this includes meeting strategic organisational business imperatives that HR departments never faced in past decades. The following top-eight HR challenges – while seemingly complex – actually have relatively simple solutions for companies with the right HR software and organisational cultures that emphasize […]

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 modules to do on my Cert IV in Y, but […]

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 my goals for this year? Did I reach those goals? […]

Although being recognised by our own manager is crucial to employee retention, we tend to forget that the recognition we get from our peers is just as important. Our colleagues share the same challenges as we do, and who’s better placed than them to understand when a sign of appreciation is truly deserved or needed? […]

Harboring and developing an agile culture can go a long way in impacting and ensuring your company’s long term success factor. In today’s competitive environment, it is imperative for any growing organisation to be lean and flexible. The term “Agile” has unfortunately lost its essence and meaning thanks to out of context overuse . Although agile methodology is […]