I recently did a Straw Poll on LinkedIn on the following questions: 1. As a job candidate, would you prefer your CV be reviewed by a machine or a human? Why? 2. As a job candidate, would you prefer to be interviewed by a robot or a human? Why? I received a total of 20 [...]
You should ask more questions. Ask employees what they want improved. Ask what excites them. Ask how you can help them do better. These are all great ways to motivate employees, help improve employee retention and get employees happy about working in your organisation. These are also great questions if you want to come across as [...]
When it comes to what you should include in your Resume, there’s a ton of advice out there. Some say you should include your photo in your Resume; but some say don’t. Some say you should include your Race / Religion; but some say never. Some say to include your age and date-of-birth; but some never [...]
"While culture change can be an important and exciting project for HR, making it HR’s sole responsibility doesn’t work out as anyone had hoped. Too often, it devolves into a transactional “box-ticking” exercise." So who should be leading a organisational culture change? https://hbr.org/2016/11/hr-cant-change-company-culture-by-itself The author of this Harvard Business Review article says it should be the [...]
A feature article by Publisher, Coach and Learning Facilitator - Phoon Kok Hwa. Corporate careers can be all-encompassing and no matter how high you have climbed the ladder, this line of work can be a constant struggle. You work hard at your corporate job but the achievements that energised you to push for greater success [...]
Are you expecting a challenging year in 2017? If you've been reading the news, you would know that 2017 will be an interesting year. Some major industries, such as the Oil & Gas and Marine industries, are facing stronger than usual headwinds going into the new year. And throw in a mix of political uncertainties around [...]
So many things have been said about great leadership. There are tons of books and articles on leadership. There are also tons of workshops and seminars out there teaching you how to be a great leader. Is Leadership so elusive that we need so many books, articles and workshops just to teach us how to be [...]
"I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint." ~ Hesoid, [...]
Our conventional wisdom about teams are about to change radically because everything we previously knew, or thought we knew, about team work have all been quite incomplete. What would you say makes a cohesive, effective and high performing team? I'm sure most of us would start to think about the following: - Clearly defined goals - [...]
NOTE: If you are confident that you will still have a job 5, 10 years down the road; or if you are not worried about the future of work, then you don't need to read this article. If you’ve been reading the news lately, you would have noticed the number of Mergers, Acquisitions and retrenchments have [...]
