Investing is always associated with return. If you’re going to invest in anything, you will have considered what you will achieve in return – maybe you want to double your investment. Do you think organizations can invest? Yes they can, to generate more profit. But do you think that they should invest in their people? […]
What is the purpose of road traffic lights? Above all, to create some sort of order in the streets! Can you imagine a busy street without traffic lights? Can you imagine a busy roundabout, in a busy city of this planet, where you see drivers, but you are not sure if they are drivers, you […]
Why do you performance-manage your team members? Is it not good enough that you hire them, give them a contract with all the details, rules and conditions related to the work to be performed and the compensation and holidays they are entitled to? Is it not that clear that if they perform well they can […]
We rather promptly bring together a squad of learning and performance professionals to analyze a business requirement and implement a learning and performance solution, agreeing on set timelines and a budget. However, do we invest in an effective approach to enhance the likelihood of such initiatives achieving the expected result? Like any other project, a […]
Change is not uncommon. In fact, it’s pretty much the standard modus operandi in these days of fast changing market conditions. What happens to the workforce in times of change, when the change is not communicated, or worse, it is whispered about in hallways causing speculation to run rampant? Low morale, uncertainty, stress and an awful […]
One of the best things you can offer your people for unlimited opportunities for growth and development is world-class training. Here’s how training is usually conducted… 1. Identify competencies that need to be developed. 2. Select training providers. 3. Evaluate training programs. 4. Set a schedule. 5. Share the schedule with the managers. 6. Managers […]
Change, the magic word that once heard all leaders hearts tremble in terror. We as humans are always afraid of change. Why change something that we know and have mastered? So imagine when you have to implement change into a whole cooperate in order to survive the rapid market growth! I will not be telling […]
One of the key attributes that distinguish great performance from the merely good is the ability to clearly differentiate between outcomes and outputs. Performance generally comes up short when the focus is solely on delivering output at all costs, as opposed to a genuine commitment to achieving the real outcomes sought. The key difference lies […]
Almost all companies need to have their employees trained, starting from orientation training to advanced training, recurrent training, on the job training and classroom training. But should your company build its own training department or rely on external training providers? Most CEO’s or business owners look at this matter from a financial view only. This […]
Communication has been the essence of life since early age. Our predecessors painted walls to depict life cycles throughout many civilizations. They used sand and leaves of the Papyrus plant to invent writing systems and even engraved stones to impart their knowledge and experience. Why was this? Why didn’t they simply use verbal modes to […]
