HR Bootcamp Part 3
As the song goes, 'I did my best, but I guess my best wasn't good enough.' A week later, still nothing. I had to check whether the email really sent. To my surprise it was still there in my sent items. What else could I do? I decided to continue. Forwarding emails to...
HR Bootcamp Part 2
Reality had dawned on me. People needed to know about the seminar and it wasn't clear to me how. So, I thought I would begin by sending emails of the flyer to people on my mailing list and any other mailing list I belonged to. I scavenged my emails for mailing lists....
HR Bootcamp Part 1
The year was 2009, sometime around October. I had quit my job in April and had concluded on a few freelance gigs. I wasn't sure what next career wise, but I remember I was praying a lot. Praying for clarity of purpose. I do that sometimes when I feel stuck. I...
Problems With Remote Work
So a company just fired several employees for working multiple jobs during remote working. The issue wasn't conflict of interest as most the additional jobs were of a different nature. The key issue was that the jobs required dedicating a certain number of core hours...
On Interviews And Biases
We proceed with the interview. I ask about the nose ring. I couldn't help myself, mostly because I could see a part of it sticking out of her inner nose. It looks out of place, even for a nose ring. She enlightens me that it's the hook. 'I see', I acknowledge. She...
It’s All About Perspectives
I remember the early days of business, I looked forward to each day. Not knowing who would call each day. Not knowing what would happen each day. Not knowing who I would meet each day. I was excited about not knowing. I felt a little crazy for feeling so, but my...
Is Nokia Dead?
You know, every time I see the Nokia story, I simply see the need for human beings to rationalise anything that happens and apportion blame. Despite the last words of the Nokia CEO being 'we didn't do anything wrong, but somehow we lost,' several articles and case...
The Difference Between Dreamers, Thinkers and Doers
I watched a podcast yesterday that said doers are the hardest people to find. Another said most people are dreamers or thinkers and only 2% of people are doers. I am not sure of the statistics but I can speak from experience on the difference between dreamers,...
Recounting My Week
This week was amazing, with my firm Kendor Consulting partnering with Sterling Bank Plc to launch and deliver their HR Academy, a 3 month programme designed to develop their next generation of HR leaders. We also just kicked off our HR Bootcamp Accelerator programme,...