Soon, all across many companies in many countries, HR Directors will be completing the dreaded annual budget process. On such critical occasions, the experienced HR Director, as they look across the boardroom table, meeting the CEO and the CFO, typically will be mentally prepared for the sacrificial budget cuts that are customary.
Research shows that the risks of hiring someone who is overqualified are more perceived than actual. Studies have consistently shown that overqualified workers actually perform better and the only reason they move on is mainly due to working conditions...
It's time to go beyond finger pointing about who is stealing workers from whom and which companies aren't contributing enough to training programs. Ownership, when it comes to a skills gap, doesn't rest with one company, or one government...
Whatever your level of leadership role, being emotionally literate is good for the workplace. Certainly, the leader who recognises the You, as well as the I, in how 'We' interact seems to get more from their teams...
Middle management is not dying; it's being redefined. The skill set is changing, but it still requires skill. Someone has to make sure that something is happening…
Learn and understand what motivates each of your salespeople. Get to really know them over time. The better you know them the better position you will be in to know how to motivate them...
HR should discourage and refrain from the temptation to change terminology for the sake of terminology, especially in terms of employee communication and discussions with managers. Flavour of the month only stimulates inconsistency...
It can be tough to get your head around all the latest changes in technology, especially when it comes to communicating and interacting with potential employees. But even though it may feel as though all the rules have changed, they haven't really - recruiting is still about people and relationships...
Some employers have successfully stepped up to the task of managing psychosocial safety, but in many other workplaces, initiatives are falling flat. Join us for an HR Daily webinar to understand what's holding back progress in this critical space and how to move forward.
