IF ORGANISATIONS could ensure that at least 90 percent of all roles are staffed on merit, very few organisations would be struggling with performance. Listening to people and academic discussions in Zimbabwe, you get a feeling that this could be one of the challenges facing our economy. (more…)

ZIMBABWEAN employers have traditionally offered their employees a number of benefits to attract and retain them. It is incumbent upon employers to periodically check if their perks are in line with what employees need and their ability to pay and sustain such benefits. (more…)

GENERAL mental ability (42,3 percent) is the best predictor of individual employee performance followed by job knowledge (23 percent) and integrity (21,2 percent). (more…)

  PEOPLE say structure follows strategy and that is true. You should leverage on your organisational structure to deliver on your strategy. In practice, though strategies change more frequently, structures are rarely made to mirror the strategic priorities of the business. (more…)

THE ability to spot signs of over and understaffing in your organisation is crucial given that staff costs represent a bigger part of the company’s operating costs. If you fail to spot these signs, your business will suffer in the long run due to high operating costs or…

  EVERY year the police give statistics on road traffic accidents. While the roads are in a poor state, the quality of our drivers leaves a lot to be desired. The police attribute the cause mostly to human error which could have been avoided. (more…)

DESPITE mounting scientific evidence that some employee selection methods have a very weak or have no predictive power, some companies still continue to use them. No wonder why such companies continue to struggle. When you use selection methods with high predictive power you are likely to outperform your…

THE price hikes we have witnessed in the last few months call for a deeper analysis of how businesses in this country operate. Profiteering is still rife in the Zimbabwean economy. Some of the price adjustments are justifiable while the majority are not. (more…)