Traditionally there are three areas we are developing our staff in, these are: To develop their skills to do their current job better, more efficiently (Training and Development) To develop their skills for the next job they could move into (Succession planning) Remedial training to bring them up to speed in their current role (performance [...]
I think many parents are challenged with this question. As parents we love and care for our children and wish the best for their future, but we can’t always determine their future for them (some try to their detriment unfortunately). My oldest son was very clear from primary school what he wanted to do [...]
Short answer is, yes you can. At any stage of your career you can switch. I’ve change careers several times over my life, and some of those changes have been quite dramatic. The complexity comes into it when you look at your personal circumstances and the extent of the career change. When thinking about [...]
The network revolution is here! No ifs, no buts, no choice. If you’re in HR, you are going to be impacted, BIG TIME. How? 70% of roles currently done by your workforce won’t exist in 5 to 10 years' time. 70% of your workforce will be doing jobs in 5 to 10 years' time [...]
We see so many resume’s come across our desk and one of the reoccurring themes is that people seem to believe the reader is the one responsible to interpret where the resume owner can add value to the role or company. Let’s be very clear here right from the start “it is not the [...]
Preparation is the key to a great interview. If you have got to the stage where you’re being invited to interview for a job you are already in a much smaller group and have made it through the first ‘gate’. Going to an interview without good preparation is like going to your final exam without [...]
Our working world will be turned on its head in the next few years, robots, innovation, progress, you name it, it’s moving at such a rate that it’s conceivable your job won’t exist in 10 years. In the past the companies we worked for were the ones that looked after so many aspects of our [...]
Ever notice how some people sail through life seemingly without a care and others get hooked or caught up on something along the way and appear to be stuck. As Heraclitus said “The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change” and some people have trouble accepting that fact. If Heraclitus said this over 2,500 years ago, [...]
After over 40 years in the industry Peter James has had several careers including building a successful business, but what you may not know is that during this entire time he has also been a student of the martial arts. Since 1974 he has studied many different styles, but for the last 30 years has [...]
Have you ever thought about being your own boss? Many people have, there is a certain attraction to freeing yourself from the hierarchical and political pressures of an organisation and testing yourself and challenging your abilities in the commercial world. But have you honestly thought about what it takes, really? A staggering number of businesses [...]
Dr Susan Roberts says: