Your team is the most important aspect of your startup. A team can either help push forward your agenda, or completely ground it. Richard Branson said it best: “Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients.” Having a team that can… Read More »
Have you ever been in that awkward situation when you have to decide between two talented beings? Well many of us have .It`s not necessarily about finding a person with the correct qualifications but looking at external factors. Factors you have to consider that often recruiters miss. What? Many may ask. I have checked her… Read More »
Say Goodbye to designing posters and adverts, to seek recruits and welcome to 2013 the year of technological advances. Social media has played a huge role in society. This is the way we connect with the rest of the world without needing to put one foot out of the door. We have taken the term… Read More »
If you have read the papers lately, then you probably noticed the numerous lawsuits and legal actions taken against individuals who download or upload inappropriate material on the internet. Unfortunately, people nowadays don’t engage in this kind of illicit activities from the comfort of their homes, but also from their workplace. Granted, waking up with… Read More »
Your business might be classed as small, but when it comes to recruiting staff, there will not be enough hours in the day. Looking through a pile of CVs, covering letters and setting up interviews is time consuming and when you’ve a business to run, there are many other jobs that need doing. Using recruitment… Read More »
If you are a human resource department head or a business manager, you certainly want to ensure that your HR division works well with a view to enhancing the productivity of your human resources. It is thus imperative to understand the best practices and avoid mistakes which could jeopardize the efficiency of your HR department. Here… Read More »
Organizations that care about improving employee performance often turn to training. Here’s what experts say about the effectiveness of even world-class programs: 80%-90% of the training delivered in the U.S. fails to change behavior. This shocking shortfall means that a lot of well-intentioned businesses are wasting a lot of money. It’s not the fault of… Read More »
Most employees, if not all, would like to be promoted. Who wouldn’t want to have a higher position and higher salary, right? But of course, not everyone is qualified for a promotion. It shouldn’t be given to someone just because they have been with the company for so long. Also, it shouldn’t be granted just… Read More »
No matter how big your company gets or how fast it grows you should certainly never lose sight of those that make your business money. It is easy to get lost in all the figures and operational issues at board level to consider the employees at the bottom of the chain who go about their… Read More »
It has been often scientifically proven that reward and punishment are two of the most powerful techniques to alter behaviours of humans and animals alike. We all like being appreciated, and appreciation is a form of reward. It is an emotional reward which brings a feeling of joy and enthusiasm to the person being appreciated…. Read More »
