Bad mistakes that make good employees leave

It’s tough to hold on to good employees, but it shouldn’t be. Most of the mistakes that companies make are easily avoided. When you do make mistakes, your best employees are the first to go, because they have the most options. If you can’t keep your best employees engaged, you can’t keep your...

The Evolution of HR

HR is undergoing a major overhaul. Advances in data mining technology and the emergence of mobile workers are creating a tectonic shift in the way companies manage their workforce in the field and the way employees get work done. Not only that, but it is also having a major impact on the way companies...

The power of authentic relationships

American self-help author and motivational speaker, Dr Walter Wayne Dyer, said in one of his lectures, “The mantra of the ego is What’s in it for me? and the mantra of the higher self is How may I serve?” Jon M. Huntsman said, “Selfless giving unto others represents one’s true wealth”. Madeline Bridges...

Sorry Recruiters! My salary history is none of your business

As you move along in your career you'll find that more and more often, the obstacles and limitations you run into are under your control.  We can complain about the worst aspects of the working world -- and believe me, there are plenty of them and I document them in my columns -- but it is...

Do we really have to work from 8 to 5?

“As a child, I often found myself standing in front of the house many evenings, waiting for my dad’s return from work. Sometimes, he got home at about 8:30pm. Most times, he got home after I had gone to bed and in the mornings, he left home at around 6:15 am just so he could get to the office by...

Data Archiving must stand the test of time

Today, almost every organisation archives at least some of its data. Some do so to comply with industry regulations, while others use archiving to facilitate their internal business requirements. Regardless of an organisation’s reason for archiving data, the process can be trickier than it might...