How to best manage proximity bias It’s a COVID thing. Lockdowns are good for virus control but bad for social connection. As they lift, we seek the company of those within our circle of influence. This is pretty clear in Microsoft’s annual Work Trends Index, which surveyed more than 31,000 …
All aboard!
Thursday, April 15, 2021Instead of seeing induction as the final step in recruitment and signing off, look at it as one step in the process of onboarding.
You Deserve What You Reward
Tuesday, February 12, 2019Do the remuneration and reward policies of your organisation recognize the values and culture you want your organisation to be known for? Or do they reflect the ugly underbelly of what is really happening in your workplace? That’s a tough question, because it is the behaviours of the employees and …
Money Just Isn’t Enough
Thursday, December 6, 2018“Just pay more to get the best”, has been a mantra in organisations for many years. However in more recent times the research is indicating that there are more important things to employees than money. In a recent article for McKinsey & Company, Jeffrey Pfeffer (read it here) notes two …
When Being on the Same Page Is Bad For the Organization
Wednesday, November 28, 2018“All our employees are on the same page!” “We are united as a team!’ “As an organization we move forward as one!” Really? Are you sure everyone in your organization is on the same page, united as a team, and moving forward as one? It is more likely your employees …
Open Offices and Closed Minds?
Wednesday, June 27, 2018It is hard to remain objective on issues when all our technology is geared towards filtering the information we receive so that it reinforces our existing views. I became very aware of this when a recent article on the issues associated with open office plans came across my feeds. I …