I couldn’t believe my eyes when my 2-year old daughter grabbed the iPad from my hands, flicked through it until she found her favorite game, started playing and when she was done, she switched off the iPad and handed it back to me! The question is, “What is the relation between this and leadership?” I […]
The generational diversity that currently exists across today’s active work groups is indeed exceptional. With an increase in life expectancy coupled with economic necessity, our oldest working generations, the ‘Silent Generation’ (1923 to 1944) and the ‘Baby Boomer’ Generation (1945 to 1964) are uniquely positioned to be sharing co-worker relationships with no less than four […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
