Archive for 'HR'
Employee Engagement Case Study By Adapt to Change
Adapt to Change were awarded a contract by a client to completely revamp their warehouse in only three months. Inventory levels were incredibly high and as a result, some items had to be stored in multiple locations throughout the warehouse, making it almost impossible to reliably apply the FIFO (First In First Out) principle. [...]
Help Your Friend Find Their Dream Job And Earn Extra Cash
You may love your job, but perhaps your friend doesn’t. Or maybe they are happy enough in their current job, but – like most of us – would be open to a great opportunity should it come their way. Other than that warm-fuzzy feeling that comes from helping a friend find their dream position, now [...]
Make People And Branding Your Recipe For Success
The Human Resource management field is changing fast, becoming a major strategic player for organisations and leading the way in which companies are perceived – not only by their employees – but by customers and clients as well. Human resource management or HR is quickly developing into a cutting-edge sector within companies, responsible for spearheading [...]
Social Media: An Essential Tool For Internal Communication
Social media is becoming more and more pervasive and has already been entrenched as a tool for external marketing. But what about internal communication? New research shows it might be groundbreaking there as well. Harnessing social media for business purposes has been firmly embraced by the savviest companies, and recent research shows that lately, the [...]
Strategic HR Can Improve Lot For New Generations
Generation Y and Z – young people born in the 80s and 90s – have huge potential to play a positive role in building a much-needed new business environment in South Africa, yet they make up the majority of the unemployed in the country. Government and business must join together to nurture this crucial segment [...]
How Realistic Are Your Salary Expectations?
It is always difficult to give your salary expectations to a potential employer. Ask for too much and you might not get the job; ask for too little and you may get the job but you also could be waiting for a year for a chance to renegotiate. It is essential to know what a [...]
Sleep-Starved Workers Struggle To Juggle Family And Work Commitments, Shows Regus Study
38% of South African workers report that they have to sacrifice sleep to fit in personal and work commitments, either by waking up too early or by burning the midnight oil. Although flexible working is highlighted as a way to reduce commuting, create more hours in the day for sleep or family life and to [...]
Skills That Make Effective Managers
Successful managers can be hard to find, as not everyone has the right balance of skills, experience and knowledge. Often, employees are promoted to managerial positions before they are equipped with the right skill set, and are then left with little support to face their team. In situations like this, there can be many landmines [...]
Hiring For Startups: 10 Clear Markers For A Great Fit
Building a strong team is one of the most important directives of a founder. There are many facets to this, but the most obvious and beneficial one is hiring the right people. We’ve recently made some new hires at Personera, and the process made me aware of a couple of key “go/no-go” markers that show [...]
Disability In The Workplace: INSETA Awards Highlight The Importance Of Integration
The Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA) National Disability Awards, held in White River on 3 December, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, saw the announcement of winners in seven categories and highlighted the importance of integrating persons with disabilities into the South African workforce. People with disabilities were honoured at the 4th [...]
