The status of remote work in South Africa
There is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated change in the way we work. Two years down the…
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Are you ready to ride the talent storm?
I have been noticing a significant increase in the number of talent management related jobs in the market. In the last few months…
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The importance of decisiveness when you’re a leader
While listening to President Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on Monday evening, 12 July 2021 on the uprisings and looting…
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7 Essential Performance Management Shifts for Succeeding in the New Normal
The need for a performance management make-over has been long time coming. According to a 2015 Deloitte.com report, only 12%…
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How to identify leadership potential using psychometric testing
Having enough of the right type of leaders have been top of the agenda for most organizations for years. This…
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Are ‘high performers’ also ‘high potentials’?
High potential employees (aka HiPo’s) are known to contribute greatly to organizational performance. According to a Harvard Business review article,…
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5 Steps for making leadership development work in your organization
Best of breed organizations know the importance of leadership development. Yet, most companies have severe difficulty in producing the type…
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Employee engagement up or down during Covid-19?
Employee engagement surveys are one of the best ways to manage talent retention, employee performance and productivity. It thus serves…
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Uses of psychometric testing beyond selection
Not everyone realizes that psychometric testing can be used beyond selection, which may not quite be so pertinent now, amidst…
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Predicting work success – the most basic psychometric battery
Psychometric tests can be time-consuming, depending on the the complexity of the tools, the level of the position, as…
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