Becoming a great HR Leader: Key Traits for Success
Explore key traits of respected HR leaders, including industry knowledge, integrity, problem-solving skills, and empathy-driven decisions.
Unleashing Your PDP Power!
If you’re keen on climbing the career ladder or making some serious strides in your professional journey, you’re going to need a great Professional Development Plan (PDP). It’s also often referred to as a Personal […]
Feedback at work: Is honesty always the best policy?
Few would argue that feedback is not crucial in the workplace. Having an effective feedback culture benefits many areas within an organisation, including: Performance improvement: Feedback provides employees with valuable insights into their strengths and […]
Book Recommendation: Leaders Eat Last
“Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t” (2014, revised 2017) by Simon Sinek explores how leaders can foster cooperation and change among members of their team. It takes its name from […]
Book Recommendation: Drive
“Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us,” (2009) by Daniel H. Pink is an intriguing book that delves deep into what motivates individuals in terms of success in both life and career. This work […]
Book Recommendation: Start With Why
“Start With Why” (2011) by Simon Sinek explores the power of starting with why in business, leadership and personal growth. According to this book’s thesis statement, many successful companies and leaders achieve success not due […]
Impress Your Boss and Avoid Being Fired: A Comical Guide for Nailing Your Performance Review
Do you dread your performance review? Fear no more; this humorous guide offers handy strategies and advice that are sure to win over your boss without getting you fired! Introduction Performance reviews can be like […]
Book Recommendation: Radical Candor
“Radical Candor*: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity” (2018) is a management guide by Kim Scott. The author has held various management roles within Silicon Valley-based technology firms such as Google where she […]
Working in Partnership: Making Business Better
We may be biased, but we believe that one of the key ingredients of success within any successful organisation is this: business leaders and HR working together can truly take an organisation to the next […]
Managing Underperformance: Differentiating Between Conduct and Capability Issues
Introduction Successfully managing underperformance in the workplace is vital for creating an engaged and productive workforce. One critical part of addressing underperformance involves identifying its source – often divided between conduct and capability issues – […]
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