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24 May

Quirky management habits

Posted at 7:46 am in Blog by Michelle Henry

Do you have a quirky high performance habit? Our CEO Sue-Ellen Watts has been changing her voice message EVERYDAY since 2009! We asked her why she does this and she shared her 3 reasons for this quirky routine! It sets the expectations to the caller of when she can get back to them. If she

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20 May

Leverage HR Tech to be more interactive and less transactional

Posted at 7:46 am in Blog by Katie Hamilton

We are well in to the age of digital disruption. In fact, if you haven’t already made changes to your HR function through technology then you’re already behind. While there are a number of business leading the way and jumping on board with technology trends, there are still some HR strategies that are falling behind

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01 Apr

Try before you buy (and sell!)

Posted at 7:47 am in Blog by Katie Hamilton

Have you ever engaged a consultant that is telling you what you need to do without having done it themselves? Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of theories and methodologies out there that are tried and tested (and I’m not saying don’t work).  But have they ever lay awake at night thinking about

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01 Apr

Employee development – manager or employee responsibility?

Posted at 7:47 am in Blog by Katie Hamilton

One of the most common attributes of a great workplace is the opportunity for employees to access and engage in training and development. Almost every engagement survey we conduct, employees deliver a wish list when asked what further training and development opportunities would they like to engage in. It’s the general understanding now that training

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01 Apr

Are incentive schemes worth your money?

Posted at 7:46 am in Blog by Katie Hamilton

“I want to implement an incentive scheme so my underperforming employees start hitting their targets.” “You want to do what!?” I cried in despair! I absolutely see the merit in employee incentive (or bonus schemes) because when done right, for the right roles and the right people, there are a lot of business and individual

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