Tonight I was reading a book of nursery rhymes to by son. One of the nursery rhymes was “See Saw Margery Daw”, which may date back to the 17th century. See Saw Margery Daw, Jacky shall have a new master; Jacky shall earn but a penny a day, Because he can’t work any faster. What is […]
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Daniel Rose’s top five hiring tips
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Hiring is perhaps on of the most expensive things you’ll do in business. There are costs involved with recruiting a pool of people who might be right. There are more costs involved in selecting the right one from the pool. Then you have the costs involved in actually putting that employee on staff. That’s before […]
Read More HR, Human resource management, Management, People, TalentIs your performance a lie?
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A week or so ago we visited “Hungry Jacks”, the Australian equivalent of “Burger King”. When you order for a large family, it tends to take them a while to put the order together. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the fast food industry, everything is measured. From the time it takes to […]
Read More Management, People, Performance managementKnowledge is the next big thing
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Lately there has been a great information explosion. We’ve now got so much more at our fingertips. There are websites, more television channels than ever, and of course books. Taking that information and harnessing it as knowledge is where the advantage really is. It’s crucial to comprehend the difference between the two. Think of information […]
Read More Knowledge Management, People, TalentObjectives based employment
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Previously I’ve addressed the nine to five work week, and how it’s outdated and in need of a face lift. What I didn’t really do is suggest any alternatives. I’d like to tell you about one alternative, which I call “Objectives based employment”. In basic terms, the employee is hired to meet certain objectives. They […]
Read More HR, Management, Objectives based employment, People, Time managementMetrics for metrics sake
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We’re obsessed with statistics. Just because you have the ability to measure something, it doesn’t mean you should. You’ve all seen it. An organisation measures every aspect of an employee’s day, from their break times, to phone usage, number of tasks completed, and a myriad of other pointless statistics. That’s exactly what they are. Pointless, […]
Read More Management, People, Performance managementWhen managers aren’t needed
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I’m a huge proponent for professional managers. It’s my opinion that professionals qualified in management result in better outcomes for organisations. That said, there are some places where managers just aren’t needed. There are some occasions where managers just don’t bring any value, and there’s no reason to employ staff that don’t bring value. It’s […]
Read More Management, Organisational design, People, StructureIs strategy more important than people?
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What is more important in an organisation? Is it the strategy put in place by the executives, or the people that execute that strategy? It’s a topic that could be debated back and forth for hours. For those who haven’t read my previous posts, I really consider that any business is all about people. Without […]
Read More Management, People, StrategyDaniel Rose’s five top tips for productivity
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Increasing the productivity of your existing staff is one of the quickest and least costly ways to enable business growth. Managers, particularly less experienced ones, often rule out increasing productivity of existing staff, as it can conjure up images of conflict. It doesn’t have to be like that, and below are a my five top […]
Read More People, Productivity, Time managementWhat’s your “orbital velocity”?
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People have often spoke of reaching an “escape velocity”, in terms of things like business growth and career development. I like to think of it as “orbital velocity”, as I think it’s a better fit. The term “escape velocity” implies an ever increasing speed, until some point of escape. On the other hand, “orbital velocity” […]
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