By Zia Attlee October 2, 2024 The landscape of Human Resources (HR) is transforming rapidly, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of this revolution. Today's HR professionals are increasingly turning to AI to streamline operations and enhance the efficacy of their roles. From onboarding new employees to fine-tuning performance management, AI's integration
By Wilhelm Crous September 19, 2024 In the Harvard Business Review article “Designing a Successful Reskilling Programme,” researchers Jorge Tamayo, Leila Doumi, Sagar Goel, Orsolya Kovács-Ondrejkovic, and Raffaella Sadun shared insights from a study involving approximately 1,400 organisations and business leaders in the US concerning the need for, and the current state of, reskilling.
By Dave van der Merwe June 20, 2023 As I reflect on the impact of my book since it was published in 2022, some key topics have consistently dominated in my leadership work, dialogue with leaders, and feedback I have received on the book. How will you be remembered? The subtitle of my book has
By Dr Mark Bussin May 6, 2023 Talent shortages, a competitive job market, exacerbated turnover costs, organisations’ reputation, loss of time, employee engagement, employee loyalty, employee adaptability, organisational culture damage, organisational knowledge… these are just some of the key words accentuating why retention is more important now than ever before. Retention can be defined
By Wilhelm Crous May 9, 2023 Boston Consulting Group (BCG) recently conducted research among 50 of the largest US firms and Fortune magazine’s Best Places to Work to determine how much emphasis companies place on skills development when it comes to delivering on their strategies. The results were not encouraging! Only 24% of the
By Amy Gray March 23, 2023 The great resignation has been a wake-up call in the world of work, with organisations grappling with the realisation that even in a digital age, people really are still first. Many organisations have been left with a diminishing talent pool (especially Millennial and Gen-Z staff) and no way
If you like this article, you might like our workshops on developing the hybrid workplace.You can find out more at the end of this piece. By Amy Gray According to the New York Times, 2020 saw the office market fall to its lowest point in almost three decades. Previous world economic hubs like
“If your company is to prosper in the future, it must compete on the speed of learning…” This is the key takeaway from a new survey conducted by the Boston Consulting Group amongst 120 of the largest corporations in the world. The authors Dyer, Dyrchs, Puckett, Burkner, Bailey and Sharikov, indicate that in order for organisations
