Workplaces without a culture that fosters leadership are like a journey without a destination. Leadership is not a position or job description, although people called “leaders” within organisations tend to have senior presence and decision-making authority. It is not the job title that makes the leader. Leadership is a way of thinking, communicating and it’s …
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Where it all started and where we should be heading. Then and Now Scientific Management or “Taylorism” is a theory that was designed by Frederick Winslow Taylor – an American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency. Taylor’s ideas were highly influential in the Progressive Era (1890s – 1920s) and were especially focused on the productivity of …
Companies in possession of a captivating and creative culture has an approach that is integrated and innovative when it comes to considering the requirements of building an optimal workplace environment. This article explores the definition of culture in a business context and the basic, yet critical elements that are the driving force behind organisational culture curation. What is Culture? The word ‘culture’ has …
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Life lessons commonly have to be learned the hard way in order to provide lasting wisdom as a result thereof. Yet, the hardest part of the learning process is sometimes realising that not every opportunity to acquire that wisdom lasts forever. More often than not, you finally “get it” long after going through hard times quite a …
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Smart companies invest in leadership development because they are aware of the strain new leaders often experience in their new role. Some basics that are usually covered by these programs include an emphasis on: – The operational mechanics and, – The management aspects involved in leading. These two main features include things like planning, organising, budgeting, time management, delegating …
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5 Proven Guidelines to Recruiting and Retaining Top Candidates Having a high employee turnover is a dilemma that steals time and productivity and is every business owner’s worst nightmare. Hiring employees is only the start to creating a strong work force. Next, you have to keep them and attract the best candidates for new positions that become available. Ponder …
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It’s been estimated that the average person will change career focus 5-7 times in their lives. But whether all of those life-impacting alterations are sustainable and fulfilling, as opposed to short-term ‘band aids’, is debatable. Change is a key buzzword out in today’s business world, including the ability to embrace and drive forward improvements. But …
I believe this is a question all organisations large or small should be asking themselves about their own culture…. WHY you might ask??? In researching this article I discovered this definition for culture that I think is very accurate: “Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, defined by everything from …
An overwhelming number of employees decide in the first six months if they will stay with a company. Companies who have a consistent mapped out onboarding process are likely to have employees in it for the long haul. Poor onboarding can set a new employee up for failure and change their outlook on your company. …
It’s hard not to laugh sometimes when I hear sales people say something like “Well, it’s supposed to go like this…”, or “I was told to do it that way, cause when we do that the prospects do…” But instead I am empathetic to their plight and innocence. Empathetic, because some manager or pundit told …
