THE commemoration of Mother’s Day (last Sunday) can be traced to a people called the Methodists. These people are pioneers in what is now called the social gospel. (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 former US Ambassador David Bruce Wharton visited Lander University last week, it sort of placed Zimbabwe on the map. (more…)

THERE are various types of leave that are normally provided by employers. Some of the leave types are statutory and others are non-statutory, that is, they are provided at the goodwill of the employer. (more…)

IN SHOW casing its contribution to international education and development, South Carolina’s Lander University invited retired US Ambassador to Zimbabwe in honor of the Mufuka Foundation. (more…)

THE human resources department is still struggling to assert its authority although tremendous progress has been made. Its biggest challenge is the inability to show its value through objective evidence. The key question always is how human resources practices are impacting positively on the business. (more…)

FIRST we apologize to our readers who have missed this column due to problems with our communication system. (more…)

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…)

WHATEVER salary you decide to pay a new employee or one who has just been promoted brings some level of risk to your business. The risk is that the individual may fail to deliver while you have tied the organisation into a high cost structure. (more…)