The competency matrix is a valued tool used for internal and external profiling. It provides excellent insight into the strengths and weaknesses of an employee, a team, or an entire organization. A competency matrix can be applied to anything from personnel selection, team building, and business strategy. In this blog, we will explore everything you […]
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HR professionals work closely with employees, managers, and other organizational stakeholders – often, their interactions place them in a position to build strong relationships. They can better understand employees’ needs and concerns across levels, leading to processes that aim at effective communication and collaboration. With strong inter-personal skills, essential HR skills hold the leverage to
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Consider this: A newly launched software startup in the U.S. is struggling to build its product. The company is on a tight budget, whereas hiring skilled developers locally is expensive. The founders wonder if they can afford to compete with bigger players in the industry. What they don’t realize is that there’s a smarter way
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We have all joked about meetings at work or rather the pointlessness of them. The flak that business meetings receive is not without reason, either. This infographic shows all the various ways people waste their time at work, and ‘workplace meeting’ is right at the top of the ladder. A Harvard business review survey of managers
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There are many pieces of the puzzle when it comes to determining how your business performs. A company’s productivity depends on many diverse things. Like the technology in use, ongoing processes & systems. It is also also shaped by the techniques used in different functions. For example, how do you bring leads in, nurture and convert them into paying customers. One key piece
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Organisations are in a state of flux. Knowledge & technology organisations, more so. Given that the technology & knowledge is always advancing, they cannot afford to lose steam. Continuous learning, is the key for them. Of course, the same applies to individuals as well. Don’t keep up with the new learnings & you’ve become stagnant
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Employee productivity is one of the cornerstones of any business’s success. Modern workplaces face the twin challenges of identifying the most productive employees and motivating their workforce to be innovative, passionate and dedicated. Your company is only as healthy and happy as those working there. For a business to be successful, it’s essential to have
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Timeboxing, a key component of Scrum and Agile project management methodology, is quickly gaining in popularity over traditional to-do lists. Why? Because it eliminates some of the most common shortcomings of to-do lists and elevates the agility and visibility of current and completed tasks. Timeboxing is the simple practice of allotting a fixed unit of
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Edgar Schein is considered as one of the forefathers of modern organizational psychology. He was the mind behind the “Career Anchors” framework. This framework hypothesizes that an individual’s workplace inclinations adhere to eight specific categories. The attributes of these proverbial anchors dictate how they perform at work. If your people end up in positions that don’t
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Ever felt completely drained at work, struggling to focus, or unmotivated? Those are signs of burnout at work. Burnout is a state of mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion. It’s also the most common problem in modern work culture due to stiff market competition. According to a recent survey of HR leaders, up to 50% of
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