Getting Performance Management Right
So, performance appraisals make performance worse, and the process is so time consuming that the costs outweigh the benefits. These are some of the findings cited by performance management research. I have seen great employees resign or plan to resign after the...
Are you remote work ready?
Many people want to work remotely and enjoy the perks of flexibility. Getting the remote job is not the issue, keeping it is. Someone narrated how a mentee of hers faced 'firing squad', as she put it. By losing a US remote job as quickly as they got it. And it was all...
I Always Felt Ahead Of My Time…… It’s Good & It’s Bad
I have always felt ahead of my time...it's good and it's bad... It's good when it innovates It's bad because when everyone is ready, I am bored or tired. I remember starting HR Bootcamps in 2009, it seemed novel then... I remember starting HR business partner skills...
Who was the 9 to 5 designed for?
A few years before the pandemic, I was recruiting for a head of HR role. I had headhunted the candidate, so I was selling. The company, the scope, the money. She listened. Then she told me something I have never forgotten. Her employer let her close at one o'clock to...
The Job Market Is Too Risky To Put All Your Eggs
For a few years now, I have probably sounded like a voice in the wilderness. But this will not be the first time I am flying solo on firm beliefs...so I will bring it here again. We are no longer in a job market. We are in a skills market. If you are serious about...
Psychological Safety: The Hidden Driver of High-Performing Teams
Have you ever kept quiet in a meeting that you had something to contribute to or needed some clarification on? Let's just say you may have been battling psychological safety.2 days ago this was my focus facilitating a workshop with a leadership team.So, psychological...
The Adventure Called My Work
My work is an adventure...in my early years, I used to smile in anticipation of it.In any given week, I never know for sure which organisation I will be working with and who I will be meeting. Even with work planned in advance, I never know what call I will be...
When Teaching Becomes Learning
My work is very humbling. Even if I wanted to live my life unchecked, I can't. Whether as a business owner or as a leadership trainer, I have to face my fears and self reflect whether I want to or not.My life is busy, I am often under pressure. That means that I am...
The Best Investment You Will Ever Make Is in Yourself
When I was 29, I paid out of pocket for a summer school course, a diploma in psychology at Middlesex University. I have always been intrigued by the mind and what makes people tick.When I resumed work, the MD asked me where I had gone on such a long holiday. I...