Change is intimidating for most of us, and hence people usually hesitate whenever they are asked to follow someone or something that they are not sure of. This makes the task of persuading people a challenging one, irrespective of the fact that your process, or...
The secret behind an organisation achieving a greater level of success is its robust performance management. It includes the various processes that it puts into place in order to measure and reward the effort of its employees for meeting and exceeding the expected goals. The...
What is Management Styles? Management styles differs from a management trait. A management trait is similar to a personality trait. In other words, it is stable, and it tends to be active in different situations. For instance, if an individual is an extrovert, this behaviour pattern...
Thought leadership isn’t something that you can just add to your resume despite the fact that many job applicants do so. Mashable quoted author Lauren Hockenson on thought leadership, ‘It’s not enough to be good at what you do; a thought leader is meant to...
This list outlines the basic skills, behaviours and special characteristics to be a highly successful HR Leader. This hiring process enables you to screen the basic standards first and then select in comparison to the outstanding characteristics. Let’s try to understand the outstanding qualities of a highly...
If you want to be a great manager, it’s critical to be a leader and not a follower. A good manager leads by example instead of telling people how to act. Situational leadership has rapidly replaced leadership best practices in today’s fast-moving and agile business environment. The...
Change, as the formula Barack Obama used in the 2008 election campaign, is in fact inevitable. There’s no way to escape change, no matter how resistant you are to it. If there’s anything that Obama has taught us, it’s to embrace change. Yet, it’s important to...
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...
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...
Many people find it difficult wrapping their heads around the idea of a personal brand. There’s kind of existential struggle for identity that has brand atheists screaming ‘I am not a brand; I am a human being ‘The problem with this fractured line of argument...
