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6 New Year’s resolutions that will make a real difference to your team

Here we are in mid-January, a couple of weeks in to the New Year and the customary time of self-reflection, contemplation and good intentions. Even if you don’t always say them out aloud, I suspect...

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The knowledge baton: learning from the next generation

I couldn’t help but smile the other day when a colleague told me that his three-year-old son had showed him how to play Angry Birds. “I guess it’s a sign of the times,” he mused. He’s not wrong. Only...

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3 classic HR issues and how aligning processes could hold the answer

Recently I’ve been thinking about HR as a discipline and how rapidly it has changed in the past decade (or two). At one point, HR wasn’t getting the respect it deserved. Thankfully, times have changed....

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Moral grounding: ethics and the case of Coke

I was intrigued to see Coca-Cola’s 8 per cent drop in profits in last month’s trading statement. The soft drinks giant understandably pointed to “slowing economic environments” in India and China. The...

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A key driver of employee engagement

Career development is consistently cited by employees as critical to their satisfaction with an organization, and a key reason why they may change jobs. In fact, Hay Group data on the predictors of...

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How millennials will save your company

I hear it all the time: “What’s wrong with these millennials? They’re so entitled! They want a promotion as soon as they walk in the door!” It comes up in the media, in casual conversation, and in...

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Fair pay for complex public sector roles

It seems to me that expectations and reward for public servants are moving in opposite directions. Instead of reflecting the increasing demands made of local authority managers, pay is falling relative...

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Can we ‘Uber’ assessment?

Last month I was invited to be a panel member at the Australasian Talent Conference (ATC), in Sydney. The topic: “Will assessments eliminate the interview?” Seemed thought-provoking and controversial...

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Great people management makes the difference

If anybody asks whether human resource management is important, we believe no one will reply ‘no’ because machines definitely will not be able to function without people. But if anybody asks how it is...

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Part 4 | People management

In the aviation business, each airline has a different definition of talent in “Knowledgeable talent” and “Good-minded talent” perspective. This is why each airline has different characteristics and...

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Want to double your pay? Think about a move to Asia

We all know that for many multinationals, Asia is the place to be. But this means that there’s a huge demand for talented people and not enough of them to go around. And for HR this presents a real...

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Fraud, Psychometrics and the Polygraph

“It’s not a lie… if you believe it”. That’s how you can beat the polygraph according to George Constanza (Seinfield episode 107). Most people, however, are not that confident at telling lies. Following...

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Retain your technical workforce – combat the talent crunch

Average industry age in the oil and gas industry on a decline, but targets and expectations on a rise. Achieving more with a less experienced profile- doesn’t sound like the ideal scenario right? The...

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Family owned businesses and the third generation curse

In some parts of the world, their focus on their family capital has ensured that they outperform their corporate peers and survive till their 8th or 9th generation. But, in a sharp contrast here in...

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Can we use technology to help graduates become better team-players?

Business leaders and HR professionals have been telling us for some time that the graduates they are hiring just don’t have the soft skills they need to succeed in the workplace. They’re telling us...

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The last little bit: strategies for maximizing value of older workers

As we look at employment trends in the U.S., the specter of baby boomer retirement looms as an unresolved question for many organizations. How will they replace the leaders who have driven their...

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You don’t need candles to be mindful: Emotional intelligence is for everyone

In the last couple of weeks an All-Party Parliamentary Group published the results of an 8-month inquiry into the potential for mindfulness training in key areas of public life. The resulting...

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Attracting graduates isn’t the problem, it’s keeping them

With yet another book out this month from Google ~ ‘Work Rules’ ~ detailing what it’s like to work at Google, we can confidently say that Google have nailed the ‘attracting candidates’ piece. We’ve all...

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The rise and rise of the middle manager

Of all the changes that have impacted on the way we work, digitalization has had the greatest effect so far. The boundaries between home and work have blurred – but so have the boundaries between...

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Why is it becoming more difficult to be a good middle manager?

We know that the role of the middle manager is being transformed by big changes in the way we work. Digitalization, globalization, demographic change, technology convergence – these are just some of...

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