This article first appeared in the the HR & Education Section of Singapore Business Review portal on 20 March 2013. http://sbr.com.sg/hr-education/commentary/top-3-secrets-high-performance-teams Productivity is a big buzzword everywhere today, and companies are always looking for ways to increase productivity through their employees. One effective way to increase productivity is for employers to look at creating high performance [...]
A lot has been said about Leadership. Tons of books have been written about Leadership and everyone has an opinion about what effective Leadership is all about. All you need to do is Google “Leadership??? and look at the number of hits Google returns. Every time I ask this question: “What is effective leadership???? I get [...]
Do you know the true cost of a bad hire? Unfortunately, most of us don’t. If you did a search on Google, you will find all kinds of estimates and suggestions regarding the negative financial impact of bad hires. Some have even suggested that the cost of a bad hire can be up to twenty times [...]
Do you know how your Leadership Styles affect your team's performance? This is a question that stumps most people I know. And the reason is because most of us are not aware of the leadership styles we use on a day-to-day basis. Most of us have no idea how we come across to others during the [...]
Some have asked me why personality is important when hiring. Some have even questioned if personality is an important consideration when hiring. I always answer with this question: “What type of persons do you like to work with?" And the answers I usually get include some or all of the following: “Someone who is helpful" “People [...]
When an employee resigns and leaves your organisation, do you know the real reasons why? There are literally dozens of reasons why employees leave an organisation. Some of the reasons could include poor working conditions, poor compensation and benefits or a bad boss. However research by Leigh Branham and the Saratoga Insititue found that there are [...]
2014 is quickly coming to a close and a brand new year will be upon us very soon. Many of us are already thinking of setting new goals, new objectives and planning our new year resolutions for 2015. For those of you working in the corporate world, there will be new targets and new objectives that [...]
