Tag - Workforce

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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07 Feb

Bridging the Skills Gap: Strategies to Build Future-Ready Talent Pools

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations are increasingly confronted with significant skill gaps that threaten their competitiveness and growth. To address these challenges, companies are proactively building robust internal and external talent pools, ensuring a steady pipeline of qualified candidates equipped to meet current and future demands.  The Escalating Skills Gap Recent data underscores the urgency of this issue. A report by PwC reveals that 80% of CEOs are concerned about the availability of key skills within their organizations, identifying [...]

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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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28 Sep

Guidelines: What to consider before embracing a remote-work culture

Work-culture within the corporate industry is changing daily due to globalisation and technology. The revolution of remote-work seems unstoppable and each year more people enjoy the benefits of flexible work. Hence, we see in many instances, employers and managers in fear of adopting a remote-work “culture”. They worry about remote work for a number of reasons including how teams will be managed. They worry more about losing out on core company values, culture and productivity. Therefore, without compromising productivity, [...]

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23 Aug

TIPS FOR VIRTUAL TRAINING SUCCESS

Virtual coach-led training sessions that are not only cost and time effective but also encourage two-way collaboration. Given the explosion of webinars and other virtual classroom tools, some facilitators struggle to make their virtual training a success.  One might have all participants present but not concentrating. Working from come comes with many distractions that can affect a virtual training session.  Below are effective strategies that you can implement to properly plan and execute a successful virtual training session. Invest in [...]

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10 Aug

The benefits of embracing workplace diversity

At some point, we have all alluded to the world being one global village. Though the statement alludes to the “ways of life” being intertwined, it does not however imply that the world has shrunk in its literal sense. Thanks to technology, geographical locations have become less of a worry and has therefore brought people closer together especially in the workplace. Telecommuting traversed communication of people located in different regions to foster constant interaction. So, the increase in interaction [...]

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24 Jul

The Importance of HR Technology in a post Covid-19 world

The role of HR is in a state of inconsistency and only “forward-thinking” companies are predestined for success. So, now is the time for the use of HR technology that retains high levels of productivity. The future of work, post the global pandemic breeds for change and as a result, companies are finding “new ways” of work. Because of this, there is a need for new strategies that support, motivate, and equip employees to embrace this new culture. Are [...]

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18 Jun

Alignment of Talent Management Strategy with Business Strategy

How to align Talent Management with Business Strategy Alignment of Talent management with Business strategy is one of the key activities that can help on organisational performance. The biggest mistake hiring managers can ever make is recruiting wrong employees for a certain job or task. Instead of focusing on how to beef up productivity and coming up with probably new revue streams, managers waste time monitoring the employees and correcting errors that would have been made. The organisation also suffers [...]

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19 May

Transforming Human Resources through Technology

HR Tech is the not the future. It is the NOW. The world has seen Human Resources technology evolve in time in order to catch up with the digital environment. From Paper-Based Systems where the HR department operated in isolation, to Early Personal Computer technology (which only had the functionality of storing employee data), to Electronic Database Systems (which allow for integration to other business functions and production of reports) and finally now to Web-Based technology (which focuses on automating as [...]

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