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...
7 Steps to Find and Keep a Job In the Pandemic

7 Steps to Find and Keep a Job In the Pandemic

Despite the myriad of job losses, all is not doom and gloom as where there is a will there will always be a way. These are my 7 tips to find and keep a job in the height of the pandemic. 1. Be indispensable! Be someone that cannot be done without. Prevention is always...

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Dear Business Leader, You Are Diamonds and Pearls

Dear Business Leader, You Are Diamonds and Pearls

To every entrepreneur, CEO, leader, notorious one man business owner, I feel you. I used to think HR was the most unappreciated job. Boy, was I wrong! Unless God sends you angels, no employee will ever understand your plight. It's a very lonely place, and can be a...

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You Want a Mentor? I Think You Need a Coach!

You Want a Mentor? I Think You Need a Coach!

Many confuse coaching with mentoring. Even I learned the hard way when I ventured to start a mentoring programme. A lot of younger and sometimes older people reach out daily requesting to be mentored, whereas they don't want a mentor at all, what they actually need is...

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Every Ending, A New Beginning

Every Ending, A New Beginning

Sometimes, losing your job, is the best decision you never made. As sad as it seems, bad experiences are always an opportunity for growth. I have seen it happen one too many times especially with job losses. Sometimes it happens when you don't heed to the small voice...

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A Goal Without a Plan Is a Wish

A Goal Without a Plan Is a Wish

I read yesterday that a goal without a plan is simply a wish. I will like to add that a plan without the will power to execute is merely a fantasy. You really can become who you set your mind to become as long as you commit to the cause. One of the biggest causes...

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Why I Don’t Believe In Side Hustles

Why I Don’t Believe In Side Hustles

Call me old-school but I don't believe in side hustles, and in my opinion, staff who do it, 9never perform at high levels and are cheating their employers. By side hustle, I do not mean hobbies, passive income, investments, volunteering or working separate jobs. My...

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5 Reasons You Should Start Your Business Today

5 Reasons You Should Start Your Business Today

Do you think it is a good time to start a business? I have been asked that question many times over and my answer is always Yes, and I will give you 5 reasons. 1. If you have been thinking about it for some time, there is a reason it's been tugging away in your heart....

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Reset, Refocus and Reposition

Reset, Refocus and Reposition

When I read the letter from The CEO of AirBNB to the staff, a few parts stood out; The first was on clarity of business mission, he wrote,  'as I have learned these past eight weeks, a crisis brings you clarity about what is truly important. Though we have been...

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Employers: Engage in Consultation Before Layoff Action

Employers: Engage in Consultation Before Layoff Action

Some companies are going about this lay-off option the wrong way.Some are asking people to resign, sending them home abruptly without pay, reneging on contractual terms. The Industrial court will be full of cases soon and they will rule in employees favour. Many may...

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