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Is your organization ready? How to know when it’s time to make an internal shift Change management. It’s a phrase that saturates the working world, especially as companies prepare to make an internal shift to operate more efficiently and become more profitable. Having solid change management practices in place can streamline these internal shifts and […]
In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham talks with Johnathan Nightingale about what makes for a great leader, how to keep on track in a fast-growing company and his experiences at the recent #NextGenTA Diversity by Design event. About Our HRchat Guest Johnathan Nightingale is a founder and partner at Raw Signal Group. […]
The best companies are adopting self-evaluation. Why? because self-evaluation is beneficial for both the employee and the employer. Let’s investigate… What is self-evaluation? Self-evaluation is a process of defining goals by employees, achieving goals by employees, and evaluating results by employees, all by himself. It is a process which allows employees to set his goals, […]
As an essential business topic, strategy execution is in its infancy. Yet it’s quickly evolving as leaders demand more knowledge, structure and resources on how to achieve it to remain competitive in the rapidly changing business environment. When leaders address how to execute strategy, it’s not always with the same energy, drive and conviction they […]
As a leader, have you ever felt uncomfortable about ‘delegating’ tasks to staff or colleagues? Most of us are little awkward about delegating, but that’s only because we’ve never really been taught how to do it. If you knew how to allocate tasks to others (instead of doing it all yourself) in a way that […]
Despite the wet conditions and dense traffic, HR, Talent, and tech enthusiasts came out in their droves last night to hear from top speakers and an awesome panel at the third innovateworkTO summit. The event included lots of networking and learning for those looking to understand and develop the ways we’ll work in the future. The […]
Every year unethical conduct costs employers billions of dollars. But much of the time unethical behavior can fly under an employer or supervisor’s radar. The Signs So what signs should companies look for when evaluating employees? A study published last year by the Journal of Business Ethics suggests that employees who have difficulty managing their […]
In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham is joined by epitome CEO and speaker at the upcoming innovateworkTO summit, Jamie Allison. Jamie Allison is the CEO and Principal Consultant at epitome. HR. Jamie has 20 years of experience leading strategic talent acquisition and development initiatives for both small and large organizations. His industry experience […]
Bad hires are bad business. The minute you decide that you are in need of a new employee is when recruitment starts, whether this is happening because of the expanding of the company, or because someone has left the company. The whole process can be a long and time-consuming one, from creating a job […]
“Only 2.5% of companies successfully complete 100% of their projects.” Let that sink in for a minute. This means, nearly 98% of projects carried out by companies fail to reach its objectives (produce planned deliverables) within budget and on time. Why? Research carried out by the Project Management Institute emphasizes several reasons for project failure […]