A healthier workplace improves employee health that leads to higher productivity outcomes for employers A healthier workplace improves employee health that leads to higher productivity outcomes for employers Health and well-being of the workplace is a major concern yet little research has been done on…
What has not changed? At the strategic level, the bottom line. Recruitment is the complex process of identifying and hiring the best people to fit in with your culture and contribute to the success and profitability of your business. What has changed? At the operational…
Recent research suggests the reasons behind inequalities widening between rich and poor, between growing inequalities within countries of an ‘inequality gap’ that is widening. According to a 1991 study a key contributing factor has been development of organisation culture and management as a tool and method of business. This links directly to the of work of Taylor in his The Scientific Method of the 1920s on work rationalisation and efficiency thinking .
An Economist article recently published called ‘Revisitng Ricardo’ suggested the reasons for this disparity lay in education. It seems better educated and higher skilled individuals who develop business acumen skills create networks with individuals and organisations in advancing economies that help them move to higher standards of living. On the other hand the uneducated and unskilled who are unable to do this, get even further behind and even lose access to their previous connections to wealthier individuals.
HEALTHY MINDSET: Suzanne Derok with her new book that shows a way to wellness. by Warren Lynam IN TODAY’S busy and complex world of endless distractions, a constant pressure to achieve often can result in burn-out. Mooloolaba business woman knows all too well the stress of…
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Poor hiring decisions from start up level to successful companies frequently are costly and derail business decisions. To improve your hiring outcomes look more closely at fit between company and individual. Many company failures result from these poor hiring strategies, placing the wrong people…
All organizations have people problems. Indeed, talent management issues are a major source of organizational under performance. A recent Deloitte Report, based on data from over 2,500 business and HR leaders from 90+ countries, shows that employers around the world are poorly prepared to tackle…