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The idea of change can be deeply disturbing, unsettling, and worrisome. Yes, it is! Often, organizations prefer the comfortable and familiar paths which have helped define their past, amid huge successes or less. The illusion that an organization can stand still while the rest of the world is in con [Read more]

Sometimes, having teams that work for you outside the office is inevitable. You might not always have the workspace or even the resources to keep all your members of staff under one roof. And this leads to having to have out of office teams that work offsite. This can be very effective if you mus [Read more]

There are a few things to always pay close attention to in a company, like your employees’ salaries, morale in the office, understanding of vision and many more. But one aspect of your company’s daily activities that need to be reinforced constantly is the company culture. This is b [Read more]

The employee recruitment process can be a very intricate one. Apart from checking for qualifications, ethics and general fit, Recruiters also must ensure that each recruit understands their role and would perform it to the best of their ability. However, there is a way to make this process easier. A [Read more]

Quite a number of issues confronting managers and employees at work are directly related to poor work ethics and their consequent impact on the organisation. Unless the root of such issues is properly identified and addressed, finding practicable solutions may be unfeasible. Moving a member of st [Read more]

Working as an employee can be many things – exciting, eventful, fulfilling, fun, daunting, scary, tiring, stressful and frustrating. However, thousands of employees still find reasons to stay at their jobs no matter how it makes them feel. This could be due to many reasons – stability, f [Read more]

One of the many skills you must possess as a leader is delegation. The ability to effectively share your workload amongst employees to achieve set goals is imperative to maximizing productivity and ensuring a work balance. However, delegating can be hard, especially when you’re used to gett [Read more]

If there’s one thing we cannot buy, it’s time. Time is fleeting and it is important for us all to make the most of the time we are allotted. We all get 24 hours, but what we do with those hours is up to us. And this is why spending our time efficiently should be of utmost importance. [Read more]

With the coming of a new year, it is very easy to fall back into old habits. This is especially possible if you’re not actively thinking and practicing how to have a new kind of year. You might end up feeling like you’re in a ditch or stuck. And that’s not good.  It is im [Read more]

Preamble - The ability to negotiate with people and strike deals or reach favourable agreements is considered by some to be a specialist skill in certain professions like diplomacy, sales, legal practice and stock-broking. But the reality is we engage in negotiations of all kinds almost on a daily b [Read more]