South Africa — a country dipped in history, surrounded in an aura of being the cradle of civilization. A young, vibrant country with an average age of 27.6 years, a diverse population, and a melting pot of cultures, languages, food, and lifestyle. …

When life gets tough, a dramatic scene or a line from a movie is enough to cheer us. Why, because movies encourage us to reflect on our own experiences. It magnifies elements of human experience: murder, violence, comedy, hatred, battles, envy, romance, gender, apocalypse and so on. …

What is a floating holiday? There are two general meanings to a floating holiday. One definition describes it as a public holiday that doesn’t land on the same day every year. The other, more business-centric definition is a paid time-off employees can use as a substitute for a public holiday. Here, employees get the flexibility…

Job descriptions are often the first line of contact between organizations and job applicants. Being the gate-keepers of first impressions, it is only natural for companies to focus on creating effective ones. …

What is a Performance Improvement Plan? A performance improvement plan (PIP) is a structured system that can help facilitate a productive conversation between an employee and their supervisor, and is can be an effective tool to help an employee improve their work performance & results. When an employee displays recurring performance issues, employers provide a PIP. …

How do you think successful organizations achieve their business objectives? What leads to effective corporate sustainability? What defines the Future of Work? The one-word answer to all these questions is people. It is an organization’s workforce on which the entire business is dependent and it is the employees who drive…

If you’ve been around LinkedIn or, well, people long enough, you might have heard a great many stories regarding the misfortune of not getting selected for a job interview despite being an “eligible candidate”. However, this short read isn’t about contesting that last claim; it is about Applicant Tracking Systems. …

What is Attrition Rate? Attrition rate is a reduction in the workforce caused by retirement or resignation, without plans to fill or replace that vacant job position. …

Businesses, for many years, have used the 360-degree feedback method because it works. 360-degree performance reviews, if done right, seriously boosts your employee engagement, spots training needs, and help employees progress through the leadership ladder. “It frees you as an individual and as an organisation from being held hostage by…