Short on time, but have a lot of information to cover for your new hires? The woe of bosses after a hiring spree is how they’re going to impart all the relevant information without losing valuable time. That’s where this fun, yet valuable, idea comes into play. A “Brown Bag” lunch is an informal meeting…
There’s nothing worse than working for a bad boss. But what if the boss is so bad that it tarnishes the good name of the company, or worse still damages the employer brand? In recent weeks Uber boss Travis Kalanick has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Firstly for the damning open letter by…
Collaboration is hard, even within a team. Across multiple teams and across multiple departments? That’s a near-impossible task in some organizations. Sales people might distrust the inputs from marketing people, or HR might regard the IT team with suspicion. But it’s the ability to collaborate — to be creative and to solve problems together —…
There have been countless studies, media reports and even employment tribunals challenging the pay difference between men and women doing the same jobs – and it’s a worldwide problem. The Nordic countries have the smallest global gender gap index, but African and Middle Eastern countries, trail a long way behind them. Rwanda is the one exception…
No business wants to lose money, especially from a decision you’ve made and even worse if you can easily avoid it. Bad hires continue to cost recruitment companies thousands of lost revenue every year. A recent survey in the UK on bad hires has put the loss at anything between £15,000 to £30,000 per year, with…