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...
Giving Feedback on Personal Hygiene

Giving Feedback on Personal Hygiene

Hiya all,I just wanted to share a personal experience I had on giving feedback on personal hygiene. I think we can all learn from it. In my professional life I have had my fair share of having to manage people with poor hygiene and I always give feedback. Denying them...

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Change Your Career eBook

Change Your Career eBook

Hiya! Just letting you know that the eBook of my award winning book is now available for instant download. I am giving it away with a free workbook and CV template. Hoping this will help anyone who needs to position themselves for the new year! Which Best Describes...

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On Trust

On Trust

Give me someone I can trust anyday over someone who is diligent and even intelligent. My biggest hiring mistakes have been around hiring people with no trust equity. Trust is the greatest currency of relationships. Trust is the foundation of all great teams and...

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On Personal Branding

On Personal Branding

So, I belong to an HR Directors Whatsapp group that serves as a great networking platform. Last year, I made an observation. I noticed that when members wanted to connect with each other, mainly to make enquiries, an announcement would be made to the group. It would...

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Career Advice for Businesses

Career Advice for Businesses

A lot of people think you need lots of cash to start a business, you don't. You need lots of sense and it has been this way for a while, more so since the advent of the internet. Most services-based businesses like consulting and training require knowledge, expertise,...

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To My Daddy: There are No Words

To My Daddy: There are No Words

A tribute to High Chief Victor Ifeanyi Ikwuemesi (Ebube -Ogidi) To My Daddy, There are no words to express the depth of my grief. A heart broken in a zillion pieces doesn't come near.  Multiple piercings through my soul? Still nowhere near. There are indeed no...

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Invest In Yourself

Invest In Yourself

Changing careers to HR or any career can happen more quickly if you have done 2 things. Got the necessary knowledge and skills through training Identified your transferable skills You must be equipped with the skills required to excel in your new career. There's no...

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Why Coaching is Your Best Option

Why Coaching is Your Best Option

So, I put on a lot of weight this lock down period. How and Why? Story for another day. I didn't realise how much I had put on. When I finally got on the scale at the middle of July, I got the shock of my life. As though things weren't bad enough, I really didn't need...

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Where Does Your Hope Lie?

Where Does Your Hope Lie?

Over the weekend, I watched a disheartening video of a criminal; armed robber, rapist, as bad as it gets. He was suggesting that the police kill him because sending him back to prison will only make him more of a criminal as he had been down that road before and came...

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