The Core of Effective Communication
Effective communication is a life-skill and certainly a core competency for any leader. Whether you are trying to change the culture of your organisation, transform … Read more
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Survival, Sustainability & Employee Engagement
Would you say that employee engagement is essential for organisational survival? Possibly not. After all, if reports and surveys are to be believed, very few … Read more
When marines cry!
It seems unheard of to make a US marine cry – especially in public. So to achieve this through something that can only be described … Read more
Backward thinking. Don’t you make the same mistake!
Yesterday Sainsbury announced the replacing of their “Customer Service and Colleague Director” with “HR Director.” Perhaps it is only to saving printing costs and make … Read more
How popular are you?
How would you react to the headline, “Leadership is not a popularity contest”? Your immediate reaction would possibly be the same as mine: “Of course … Read more
Managing change? Beware the preposition!
I have just returned from Johannesburg where I had the privilege and pleasure of attending and addressing the Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) Africa … Read more
A Different Perspective on Employment
Do you ever stop to think about why you are working? Or who you are working for? For most of us work is something we … Read more
Maximising Employee Engagement through Employee Ownership
You may think the link between employee ownership and employee engagement was well established. Yet, if you judge by the ongoing research into the subject, … Read more
Talent Management versus Employee Engagement
It should be obvious to any manager worth his salt – especially an HR manager – that developing talent and engaging people are one and the same thing!
Hanging on to your elephant’s tail?
What on earth? I was re-reading Ricardo Semler’s “Maverick” the other day, when I was tickled by his question, “What would you rather have, the … Read more