Archive for May 2019
Make your professional new year resolutions stick
Will you make a set of new year’s resolutions on January 1, like so many of us do every year? And more importantly, will you still remember them a month later? The reality is that few of us actually stick to our resolutions and achieve the goals we set in the first flush of new…
Read MoreHow to become an Agile Coach
The role of the Agile Coach may have originated in IT, but it’s now in strong demand across other industries as organisations see the benefits of working in an Agile way. If you’re in the field of program/project management and are looking to upskill for new and exciting roles, becoming an Agile Coach is a…
Read MoreEmployee retention: 5 ways to hire people who stay
Employee retention: 5 ways to hire people who stay When managers are asked to define the most challenging part of their job, the answer, regardless of the industry, is often, “Finding and keeping good people.” Recruit well and both the company and your team will reap rewards; but get it wrong and there are costs…
Read More4 keys to a great leadership strategy
“90 per cent of my job is to fail.” Speaking at an event recently, that’s how the head of a digital company’s Australian division described her job. She was tasked with taking risks on an ongoing basis, with the understanding that only a handful of her initiatives would work, and that this was acceptable. Only…
Read More3 kinds of emerging HR tech ideas
Three kinds of emerging HR tech ideas: which one will be the most disruptive? As business leaders, we’re used to making data-driven decisions in every facet of our organisations, except, perhaps, for our people. While the world of work is changing rapidly, there are still aspects where organisations generally do things the way they’ve always…
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