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...

On gratitude and grace

I don't know how else to say this so I will just say it as it comes... Some of you don't know that I am living by pure grace (story for another day). But this post is not about me, but about special people. The people who reach out to you like angels and follow...

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Career Changers? 10 Things You Can Do Now!

It is not unusual to change your career several times in your work life. I have personally made 6 career changes in my lifetime, 3 within related fields and 3 to unrelated fields. My career profile mirrors a zig-zag spanning the fields of Information Technology,...

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10 Interview Tips to Get You That Job!

Congratulations, you succeeded a major hurdle. You beat a large pool of applicants and got shortlisted. The interview went well or so you thought. So why weren't you invited back? Why didn't you get that job? We may never really know why, however there's always room...

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10 Reasons Why Your CV is Getting Dumped!

I read a number of posts on endless job searches by many job seekers. I sense the frustration. I hear you. I really do feel you. So you have applied for countless jobs and you have never been shortlisted? So what is happening to your CV? Truth be told, to those of us...

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Know Your Rights, Know The Law!

Question 11: Is an employee entitled to earning a salary when sick? Answer: Section 16 of the Labour Act provides that an employee is paid sick leave of up to twelve working days in one calendar year where absence from work is caused by a temporary illness certified...

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