We’ve all heard the entertaining stories of employees who got fired from their jobs for the most ridiculous reasons. Of course, what seems shocking to some appears perfectly sensible to others, otherwise those employees would still have jobs. But there can be no terminations without rules to be broken, and where there are ridiculous firings,…
Category: Employer Branding
Some of the world’s biggest companies use The Employer Brand Index to understand, improve and measure their employer brands.
We all know that the key to organisational success is largely dependent on having the right people with the right skills in the right roles. To be effective and productive we need to nurture and retain resilient, creative and agile performers at every level. Talent management is about maximising the potential talent on the team…
We’ve heard the phrase, ‘you are what you eat’, but what about ‘you are what you create’? Cutting through the content noise online is difficult. How is it that some pieces of content resonate incredibly well with a particular audience, while others fall on deaf ears and flop? Some content pulls huge social engagement, but is…
Let’s be honest: nobody likes traditional performance reviews. Managers hate trying to find time in their schedules to give employees a year’s worth of feedback. Employees dread having to hear a laundry list of mistakes they’ve made. In the end, both parties leave the meeting feeling it was less than productive. It’s time to stop…
Intelligent machines aren’t stealing our jobs – they’re making us better at filling them with right fit hires. The development of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) can sometimes feel like a double-edged sword: we marvel at intelligent machines achieving bigger and better things, but at the same time, they’re starting to outcompete even human superstars at their…
On one hand, we know we shouldn’t really be taking our work home with us; that it’s important to uphold some real work-life balance in order to stay happy and refreshed. On the other hand, we’re told that if we want to succeed we have to constantly ‘go the extra mile’ and ‘give everything we’ve…
Bad culture in an office can interfere with productivity and slow down business growth. It is not only bad for the business but also workers and the leader as well. It can actually lead to serious health issues such as stress, depression, hypertension and others. This is why any startup owner should watch out for…
This post is sponsored by Technically Compatible. Turns out that as a subject more girls like coding than boys AND more want to do IT work experience, so why the gender gap? Only 11% of girls plan to continue studying ICT and it’s not just the gender split in the tech industry that’s a problem…
Networking. Does the mere word make you either cringe or begin seeking out emergency escape routes? Believe it or not, some folks out there love a good opportunity to network. Love it or loathe it, you cannot deny it comes in handy once you need something such as a job, a client or a $100…