This statement was made by a Marketing Guru recently in one of his Facebook posts. He was talking about how companies and marketing folks are still getting it wrong when it comes to getting the right prospects that would convert to sales. Well, if you can understand this statement, then you should have no problems … Continue reading What has marketing to do with High Performance Teams?

 I keep hearing people say that we should all hire for attitude. But is attitude all you should be looking for? The term “attitude??? has been used in such a general way that it simply just doesn’t cut it anymore. What does “Hiring for Attitude??? really mean? What does it really mean when someone says … Continue reading Should you hire for Attitude only?

This article first appeared in the TODAY Newspaper on 22 April 2013. Productivity has conventionally been viewed from the perspective of individual contribution. In other words, organisations hire the best candidates in terms of skills, qualifications and experience, in the hope of maximising individual worker productivity. However with the shrinking pool of foreign workers and … Continue reading The New Hiring Mindset — Think “Team”

“Hey!! Why do you put the things like that!?!?? You should put these things into the bag and then put the bag under the table!!!??? I froze and turned my gaze towards where the commotion was coming from. It was a Retail Supervisor yelling at a Retail Staff who was obviously struggling to do things … Continue reading What is Leadership? Is it about Command and Control? Is it about getting things done my way and my way only?

A couple of days ago, I was talking with a friend of mine and she mentioned that she had just hired 2 new employees recently, after having interviewed 10 candidates. She also said that the entire interview process was a tiring and energy sapping process, especially having to interview 10 candidates. She also said that … Continue reading Don’t take the easy way out when interviewing and selecting candidates