Naturally Aligned If the candidate is not naturally aligned to do the role, meaning it doesn’t fit with their likes and dislikes and work to their natural strengths, they are going to have to work very hard to be average.Profiling tools and tests are a good way to ...

As a Gen Y and ‘Digital Native,’ I am completely dependent on my Internet connection. When we packed up and moved our office, we were ‘disconnected’ for the day. I spent most of my time glued to my iPhone tyring to work as I normally would, with multiple ...

Excuse the boat analogy, but having a team ‘rowing in the same direction’ can increase productivity by up to 200%. Is your company united in direction by a common purpose and vision? Companies with aligned business goals are built to outperform competitors who lack strategic direction.     ...

Hadn’t even thought about it? According to Human Capital magazine, a long recruitment process turns off more than 75% of potential employees. Surprisingly, the second biggest turn off for potential employees is the person who is conducting the interview. You want to attract a high calibre candidate who ...

Picture this, you ask the standard interview question,  “Where do you want to be in 6 months?” and the kid in front of you responds nonchalantly, “Well what’s your title?” You might be a little caught off guard. If you have been working for the company for 10 ...

The upcoming Holiday break has the same effect on an employee as a long weekend… times 10. You know how it is when you have a long weekend coming up and you mentally check out the Tuesday before and don’t check back in until the following Wednesday – ...

    The ability to give feedback effectively is one of the most challenging things for a good leader to master, and arguably one of the most important. Once you get it, you will be able to increase performance of those around you without inciting an emotional reaction, ...

Action Snapshot: Work out the competency / skill gap for the rep (i.e. Questioning skills) Identify the way your rep likes to learn, develop, and grow (i.e challenged vs. supported) Coach / Teach them in the way they like to learn Put measures in place to assess the ...

With over 30 000 touch points with career starters per year, and having placed some of the hottest talent in the market, we would like to share how some of the best employers are developing future leaders. Good leaders know how important it is to focus on growing ...

Have you noticed lately that everyone you have been interviewing is below average? They have bad attitudes, no personality, and really don’t seem to care about impressing you. So what do you do if you have a position that needs filling and a limited amount of time or ...