KPIs That Matter

KPIs That Matter

CEOs and business leaders often ask me about how to measure performance in their organisations.My response is to imagine their car dashboard. A car dashboard comprises those critical indicators about your car’s performance and driver safety. Not every piece of...
Your CV Speaks Before You Do

Your CV Speaks Before You Do

If you had a very important meeting that was a key defining  moment in your life.Imagine you were to present a pitch to bid for a large work contract.You found out at the very last minute that you could not attend in person due to personal circumstances outside...
Unfair Salary Deductions Practices

Unfair Salary Deductions Practices

Some HR professionals make flippant staff salary deductions their stock in trade. They give HR a bad name by implementing poor practices in the form of fines and unnecessary salary deductions.So, I was presented with 2 scenarios with regards to 2 staff. The first...
Stand Out by Being You

Stand Out by Being You

I am pretty average at most things.I was very average at school, till I dropped physics and chemistry and discovered economics.I was very average at work till I switched from UI Design to a career in Human Resources.I realise, the only time I excel, is when I am being...
HR Is Not the Office Hitman

HR Is Not the Office Hitman

For HR Professionals, career suicide is allowing yourself be used to do the dirty work of unscrupulous management.HR is not the ‘hit man’ signing off wrongful terminations at every whim. Neither is HR ‘fear factory’, churning out threats and...