Technology 2
How your deepest fears can sabotage your open-mindedness
- Published on 19 Nov 2013
- Chris and Suzanne Styles
The wonderful news is that good change always brings about growth – something that you should remember when your employees are giving you uphill during a change in your company. Remember that fear and growth go hand in hand and that not every person, as they begin this change and growth process, makes it through to the triumphant end because their fears get in the way, sabotaging the desired end point. Why so? Because few people understand how the mind works or what impact severe thought changes have on the body. Let us explain more.
SA HR practitioners haven’t yet realised that they are strategic business partners
- Published on 23 Oct 2013
- Lia Marus
Over the past year or so, there has been a lot of talk about HR being strategic partners with business leaders and that this function needs to step up and claim their rightful role at the C-level of the organisation. However, this is not happening says Buyani Zwane CEO at Breakthrough Development and part-time lecturer at the Gordon Institute of Business Science.
Affirmative Action
- Published on 21 Oct 2013
- HR Pulse staff writer
The main purpose of affirmative action (AA) is to make amends for the effects of past discrimination, end discrimination, and promote equality and transformation in the workplace. However, there are some concerns about AA: The progress towards implementing AA measures in the workplace is slow and our courts provide conflicting decisions on the interpretation and application of AA legislation....
Olivia Timothy is an admitted attorney. She has an LLB (University of KwaZulu-Natal) and LLM Labour Law (University of South Africa).
Because of her passion for labour relations, she joined the HR industry about six years ago. She is well known within the legal circles and she is currently an HRD practitioner at Werksmans Attorneys.
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Social etiquette is important for your future rock stars
- Published on 18 Oct 2013
- Pauls Gibbons
The current buzzword in strategic HR is talent management as organisations develop, integrate and reward their employees. They have realised that if they want to take their businesses to the next level, the most important area they need to focus on is the talent they need to acquire so they can achieve their business goals.
Times are hard for HR
- Published on 15 Oct 2013
- Lia Marus
According to renowned South African scenario planner, Clem Sunter, we are in a period of hard times. In other words, our economy is in a state of flat, low growth and he predicts that we will stay here for the next 10 – 15 years. And because unemployment figures are staggeringly high, we are going to need to take drastic measures to ensure that we include these unemployed citizens back into the job market.
