Corporate values have reached an all time high. They are now present everywhere, invading every facet of every organisation. The problem is that the written word does not elicit action from employees. Action creates action. It’s not a difficult concept. To change behaviour, you must start at the top. For example, it’s difficult to encourage […]
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Why you need more than one business coach
Everybody who operates a small or medium business needs to have a business coach, and you probably need more than one. Why? Even the most highly skilled business coaches and consultants are human. They make mistakes. If you have multiple coaches, and “cherry pick” the best advice, you will notice three benefits.
Read More Coaching, ManagementPlanning as a two way process
Lately I’ve noticed an increasing trend of planning in isolation. That really doesn’t work.
Read More Management, PlanningLeverage your talent pool — why you should use your own staff over consultants
There are few people in the world that know more about your business than the people in it. Your employees live each day in your business, they know it inside out and back to front. Consultants don’t. However, it isn’t always correct to use internal staff. Firstly, the problem you are trying to solve needs to […]
Read More Management, TalentHuman capital
Generally I’m not a big fan of the term “human capital”. It seems to objectify the people in a given organisation, placing them in the same category as financial or other non-human resources. I find that to be counter-productive to employee engagement and motivation.
Read More HR, ManagementPlanning to fail
Lately I have seen a large number of people who just don’t seem to understand the need to plan. For some reason, people expect that things will just the happen way they want. In some cases, they don’t even know what it is that they want!
Read More Management, PlanningStrategic human resource management and knowledge management
Knowledge Management and Strategic HRM are too often separated. This creates a problem where strategic planning for HRM doesn’t take into account the knowledge and intellectual property needs of the organisation.
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