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The Daily Maverick (Thursday, 25 March 2021), recently quoted Frank Herbert: ‘Good governance never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government …
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The Daily Maverick (25 March 2021), recently quoted Frank Herbert: ‘Good governance never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q_RDOaSpcw Why don't we take recruitment and hiring seriously? A Harvard Business Review study found that 80 percent of staff turnover is …
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‘I have an employee on a fixed-term contract. Well we never actually got around to signing a contract.’ A regular opener from clients. Then Covid-19 struck. 'What do we do with them …
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It was great to be asked to speak at the Pietermaritzburg & Midlands Chamber of Business (PMCB) BizLink Network on 4 February. I gave a 30-minute toolbox talk (what I call bite-sized management) …
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At the 2018 Global Leadership Summit, Danny Meyer, NY restaurateur, said that hiring is 49% technical and 51% relationship. Think about that. If a person gets their job 100% right, they still only …
Who you hire determines whether you fulfil tasks or drive a vision. Training Leadership Consulting MD, Tanya Hulsa, said recently that ‘the cost to a company of not getting the right employee is …
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What is important to you when you are job hunting? There are many articles that advise us, quite rightly, to look beyond the money and the position, and consider things like job satisfaction and …
Are you hiring? What are some of the questions you ask yourself before hiring starts? If you are like most of us, they will include: What’s the job? Who was in the job before? What skills …
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Employers beware! The appointment and promotion of managers and supervisors is much more risky than you thought. Since no one is a perfect fit, we are used to assessing whether a candidate’s …
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