Breaking Down Business Silos – The Importance of Social Alignment
by Alicia Gilchrist “Much as we believe that we are most productive in our little silos, the fundamental fact remains that humans are social animals. By denying the opportunity to collaborate and cross-pollinate ideas, businesses contribute to their own speedy demise.” – Pratik Dholakiya Silos…
Why Businesses Are Failing On Flexibility
by Sara Edwards Current research shows consistent increases in the level of importance people are placing on flexibility: Nearly 40% of participants in the Global Candidate Preference Survey list flexibility in the top three factors when selecting a new position, and these rates are steadily…
Flexible work options: Are managers losing control?
by Sara Edwards “In each country, a complex dynamic between logistical, economic, cultural and idealistic factors drive candidate preferences for flexible work arrangements.” Manpower, 2017. Many organisations, small and large, continue to be challenged by the implementation of flexible work policies. They understand the legalities,…
The role of the ‘workplace’ in ‘workplace bullying’
by Angie Bletsas Workplace bullying is, in a fundamental way, about interpersonal behaviour. For that reason it is easy to see workplace bullying in individualistic terms, as a problem of difficult people. But research on workplace bullying, and workplace ethics more broadly, calls attention to the…
Career management: what has been proven to work?
by Joy Townsend Given an increasingly competitive labour market – managing one’s career is more pressing than ever. Gen Y/millennials and Gen Z employees are told they can no longer expect the job security that earlier generations took for granted. We are regularly confronted with…
Optimising workplace diversity
by Katherine Post Diversity has become a catchphrase of the modern corporate social responsibility movement. There is a growing push for organisations to improve diversity; so that they reflect the societies in which they operate. As a result organisations are increasingly reporting on the makeup…
Diversity = Innovation: Set women up to thrive in defence industry, and everyone benefits
Defence Industry Survey – Land Forces 2018 by Katherine Post Defence industry companies from Primes to SMEs, as well as Government and Defence, consistently tell us that companies who are innovative will be the ones that are most likely to reap the benefits of the…