Tag - Employee performance

14 Feb

Rethinking Traditional Performance Reviews

For decades, traditional performance reviews have been the backbone of talent management in organizations. Yet, as the world of work continues to evolve, these once-reliable tools are now being questioned for their effectiveness. In the South African corporate landscape, where agility and engagement are critical for business success, it is time to rethink how we evaluate and develop employees. The Shortcomings of Traditional Performance Reviews Traditional performance reviews, typically conducted annually or semi-annually, focus on past performance rather than ongoing growth. [...]

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31 Jan

Personalization at Scale: Tailoring HR Strategies for Diverse Workforces

In a world that thrives on individuality and inclusivity, organizations must rethink how they approach human resources. The age of blanket HR policies is over. In its place, a new era of personalization at scale is taking center stage—tailoring strategies to meet the diverse needs of today’s multifaceted workforce. Nowhere is this more critical than in South Africa, where diversity spans race, culture, language, gender, and socio-economic background. The Value of Personalization in HR Diversity is more than a buzzword in [...]

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22 Jan

Navigating the Shift: Human-AI Collaboration in the Modern Workplace

In today’s rapidly evolving workplace, the collaboration between human employees and artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept—it is a present reality shaping the way we work, innovate, and grow. AI-driven automation is revolutionizing how tasks are performed, increasing efficiency, and driving innovation. However, this rapid technological advancement also raises critical questions: How will AI impact jobs? Can human workers coexist with intelligent machines? And what skills are needed to thrive in this new landscape? In South Africa, [...]

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23 Jul

How technology helps drive corporate culture

How technology helps drive corporate culture Corporate culture is beliefs and behaviours that determine how a company’s employees and management interact outside business transactions. Technology helps to drive corporate culture in different ways. Corporate Culture is different and varies from organisation to organisation. It is how employees normally do their work and duties on a daily business. The recent outbreak of Covid-19 has forced many organisations to go digital in their line of work. Digital platforms serve as an important enabler [...]

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02 Mar

Performance Management in South Africa

Performance Management and its importance for the South African public Sector. Let me start by asking why is performance management important in South Africa? As I am writing this blog I have 2 notifications on my EskomSePush app (An app which notifies you when electricity will be cut in your area).  It is letting me know that there is going to be load-shedding in my area from 20:00hrs to 00:30hrs. So, I basically have 3 hours 29 mins left before the [...]

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13 Feb

Consistency in performance management

Why do our managers and employees hate it so much? Performance Management is that topic that makes managers and employees go “aargh that again…” But the truth is, there are only a few organisations, if any, that can say “we have nailed our performance management process and all our staff members look forward to it.”   Why do we hate it so much? The reasons are endless. But the biggest issue is the corporate culture, established in the mid 1950s, has made the annual performance [...]

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16 Jan

Making work Fridays better for Employees

Fridays are always the most tedious day of the week for most employees. The weekend air starts to seep in but you still have to spend the whole day at work. Some of us are in hurry to go and spend time with our kids, some of us are just in a hurry to go home and sleep. Whatever your plans are, your corporate culture should be supportive of your lifestyle. Here are 3 simple tips your corporate culture could [...]

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29 Aug

Rewards Management and Why your organisation needs it

The landscape of competition is constantly changing and so are the organisations that compete in this landscape. The rise of ultra-competition means that organisations have to achieve more by motivating employees to produce better results. The Japanese call this constant improvement Kaizen. But the question now comes: How can organisations drive employee adoption of Kaizen? Rewards. That’s how! Incentivising performance From a young age, people have always been incentivised to achieve more. Whether it was accolades and certificates in schools, or [...]

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