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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
own your career

own your career

I was 21 years old when the recruitment consultant asked me, 'Is there anywhere you wouldn't want us to send your CV?' She sounded surprised when I said yes, followed quickly by the word 'banks.' I really don't know how I came up with that response. My guess is that...

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On Being Kind

In 2008, I knew the head of recruitment of a top bank, so she often asked me for referrals. Infact, that period, I would happily send her CVs, many I didn't even know personally, but just helping out in my own little way. On one occasion, I had referred someone for a...

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Positive Affirmations

Positive Affirmations

Positive affirmations help to improve our mindset and our mood, giving us the mental boost to be positive. Negative self-talk impacts our subconscious mind and affects our belief in ourselves, negatively impacting our motivation. My affirmations today are: I deserve...

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stress

stress

Stress is caused by being here but wanting to be there. The constant pangs of thinking of the future and all that you could be but haven't yet become. Visions are great and plans are good but sometimes it pays to just bask in the moment. Enjoy the power of now. Relish...

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corporate culture and careers

I was interviewed by the Vanguard Newspaper on HR Management, Overcoming Challenges of Working from home, Corporate Culture and Careers, read the full article below. Enjoy!...

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Company Culture

Company Culture

I was facilitating a workshop when the question of corporate culture came up. I asked the group what their culture was and one of the business leaders confidently replied, 'we don't have one.' I had spent 3 days with this team and watched them arrive late every...

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Paw Patrol, Paw patrol

Paw Patrol, Paw patrol

Paw Patrol, Paw PatrolWhenever you're in troublePaw Patrol, Paw PatrolWe'll be there on the doubleNo job's too bigNo pup's too small!Paw Patrol, we're on a roll My children love the cartoon Paw Patrol. I have never watched an episode from start to finish but I can...

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HR, A NOBLE PROFESSION

HR, A NOBLE PROFESSION

Someone asked me the other day whether they were sharing money as bait to join the HR profession. They were referring to the ever-increasing influx of people, mostly women by the way, opting for a career in HR. In more recent times, HR has gained more respect as a...

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perfection

perfection

I remember when I gained the insight that one of the most ineffective personality profiles was the perfectionist. I didn’t really understand why, after all perfect meant high standards. The perfectionist sought perfection to a state of paralysis, never making...

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