Just how exactly do you attract and retain women in cyber security? Studies showing the importance of diverse teams, specifically gender diverse teams, have been exhausted. Just in case you missed those proven statistics, having gender diverse teams increases team productivity, team performance, and overall team satisfaction. Now, the focus has finally shifted to how […]
Category: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Attitude is the Core of Development
“Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as being able to remake ourselves.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi A number of years ago, I came across a study carried out by the CIPD in 2009 that concluded, “Companies which do not train are 2.5 times more likely to go bankrupt, and […]
Even BEST Skills Are No Guarantee
If you think that your organization’s Core Skills (CSs) are the same as your core competencies and that they are simply the components of your operational systems that ensure your continued profitability, you may have a serious awakening looming on your immediate horizon. Your senior management team needs to be more than just another level […]
Why Do You Need A Business Plan?
Do you want to create a new business venture? Do you have a business idea but don’t know where to start? Have you started your business without a plan? It is time to create a Business Plan! A Business Plan is like a travel itinerary, you need to plan your trip before travelling: Where you […]
Using Neuroscience to Improve Business Performance
There is currently a real buzz around the world of neuroscience. This is not surprising as the latest developments have important implications not just for business, but also for wider society. The actual physical architecture of our brains – the way our billions of brain cells are wired together – is a result of our […]
Turning Your Workforce Into Superheroes
All organizations want the Superhero employees; however, it is not that simple. Training your workforce to be at their best and achieve both their personal growth goals and the organizational goals requires diligent, deliberate and intentional efforts. And, although many L&D functions follow the ADDIE model (Analyze, design, develop, implement and evaluate), or they think […]
Skills That Really Matter
Over the past 20 years, economies and the organization of work have witnessed a fundamental change in which occupations have become more complex and employees’ responsibilities have been linked more with competencies than with routine. This change has necessitated more flexibility in labour mobility and productivity, and enhanced innovative capacity of companies to assimilate new […]
4 Ways To Overcome The “Skills Gap”
Do you find difficulty in hiring skilled workers? Or, maybe your organization is not performing effectively due to a huge skills gap. I believe skilful talents are hard to find and manage. They are difficult to find because new technologies move at a very fast rate and require new skills that schools don’t teach. Very […]
Making your Onboarding Programme Effective
Imagine yourself as a new employee joining an organization and walking into the office on day one. You enter the office at 8 am. At the front-desk you are asked for the purpose of your visit. You explain that you are ‘the new guy’ and this happens to be your first day at the job. […]
Training Truths: Challenges and Coaching to Leverage Learning
You need to sustain your market share, increase profits, work smarter and increase corporate social responsibility, as well as be emotionally intelligent. You need employees with the right skills, knowledge and behaviors to communicate effectively with clients, global outlooks, managers who can coach their teams to empower them and leaders with cross-cultural experience. What’s the […]