IT IS very likely that most organisations are overstaffed in various roles for various reasons. Some could not react quickly when we went into the multi-currency regime. In some cases, regulatory and company procedures made it difficult to make changes in the headcount in line with the level…

INDUSTRIAL Psychology Consultants (Pvt) Ltd recently carried out a survey to establish how employees are being compensated in the current economic environment. (more…)

THE remuneration committee of the board is sometimes referred to as the human resources committee. This committee needs to be properly constituted to enable it to effectively discharge its duties. (more…)

DO you have minimum hiring standards for your organisation? If you have, it means you have a good starting point to bring the best people into your business. If you do not, you need to start the process of developing the standards. (more…)

TODAY, I am going to share with you some important observations about managing people at work. Paying attention to some of these issues can improve how you manage people as a leader. (more…)

MOST organisations require their human resources function to produce reports on human resources developments in the organisation. My discussions with most of human resources professionals and what I have seen points to a challenge in producing meaningful reports. (more…)

THREE and sixty degree assessment is a process where a person is assessed on some dimensions of interest to the organisation using various sources of feedback. The areas where managers are assessed normally include level of performance, teamwork or a combination of various leadership competencies. (more…)

WE have a new government and new ministers. Most corporate executives have renewed optimism about the chances of an economic turnaround for the country. Every organisation has its plans and strategy for the next few years. (more…)

INDIVIDUAL personality refers to our general attitude and behaviour across situations. It is largely hereditary and partly childhood experience. Personality is a permanent disposition. Do not expect to change anyone’s personality regardless of what you do to them. If you hire someone with a bad personality, you will…

WHEN people work together as a team in every endeavour of life, they tend to achieve more than individuals. Most organisations have a budget item on team building every year for various teams in the organisation, including executive teams. What is surprising though is that most of the…