Too often, organisations breed a culture of competition in which employees, departments and offices tolerate each other instead of collaborating with one another. But if an organisation breaks down internal silos and works in harmony, then it can partake in meaningful discussions that ultimately will push innovation forward. In developing this collaborative climate, organisations must first have the support of… Read more →
Leadership is the quality which makes a person stand out from other employees. It is a characteristic associated with a person who has certainty in their speech and actions, compassion for their coworkers, can handle pressure under difficult circumstances, and is always ready to fight for the rights of their employees. Leadership does vary to some extent depending on the role… Read more →
Here are 11 tips to motivate your team. Make these tips a part of your routine and they will become part of who you are as a leader. Your employees will feel better about themselves and motivated to continue to do their job well. And, as a result, you’ll feel good about yourself and your job as well. Offer yourself… Read more →
While abilities in hard skills can be easier to measure, such as in accounting and IT, soft skills are equally important in running a successful organisation. What are Soft Skills? Soft skills are often referred to as “people skills” or even “emotional intelligence” – referring to one’s ability to positively interact with others. Soft skills are about our personal behaviours… Read more →
A cross-functional team is a group of employees from different functions within an organisation – such as human resources, information technology, marketing and finance – who all focus on specific objectives and have the responsibility to work as a team to achieve shared goals. Cross-cultural teams, on the other hand, are made up of people from different social and professional… Read more →
Do you spend a lot of time planning, yet struggle to actually get things done? Here is a little advice that you may find helpful: create separation between your goal planning and the act of doing it. First, think about your end game, such as “I want to …” or “I want to increase the number of sales I make this year… Read more →
The time invested in preparing to get the most out of training will help to increase your learning, and its application and retention so that the initial investment in the learning activity will be paid back time and time again. As important as training is, too often it is treated as a fringe benefit, reward, or social occasion with little… Read more →
We’re living in an age of accelerating disruption, with profound changes brought on by digitization and other societal changes. Companies are responding by rethinking their business models, redesigning their organisations and adopting agile-management practices. With development of your inner agility you’ll have a more comfortable and creative relationship with uncertainty. Building inner agility means learning how to relax at times… Read more →
How many of the following characteristics does your team portray? To achieve higher productivity within your teams, strive to develop the teamwork behaviours characterised here: 1. Clear Purpose The vision, mission, goal, or task of the team has been defined and is now accepted by everyone. There is an action plan. 2. Informality The climate tends to be informal, comfortable,… Read more →
Human Resources managers, and most management teams, understand the value of strongly engaged employees. It means more productive, more competitive and more resilient organisations. While its importance is easy to acknowledge, making engagement happen is a more complex challenge. Many organisations have not developed managers that know how to effectively grow and sustain employee engagement. So how do you improve employee engagement and create… Read more →