This morning I was reading an article by Towers Perrin called ‘Ten Tips to Help Your Employees Manage Change in Uncertain Times’ and they had a couple of great ideas that I really loved. Of course there are the commonly articulated tips like for example, make sure you clarify your strategy and vision for dealing with the economic uncertainty as this will...

Recommended Reads: Garavan, T.N., Morley, M., and Flynn, M. (1997), ‘360 degree feedback: its role in employee development’, Journal of Management Development, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 134-147, MCB University Press. In terms of communication management and performance feedback in the workplace, the 360 degree feedback methodology is becoming an increasingly common...

I’m completely hopeless with needles-actually there’s been many times when I’ve almost ducked out of the doctor’s surgery before they gave me the needle. But as a good friend of mine says, the only way to get over the scary things in life is to get in and do them. I know this is a HR blog but this morning I want to share something with you...

Recommended Reads: Abraham, S.E., Karns, L.A., Shaw, K., and Mena, M.A., (2001), ‘Managerial competencies and the managerial performance appraisal process’, Journal of Management Development, Vol. 20, No. 10, pp. 842-852, MCB University Press. Abraham et al’s (2001) study initially surveys the literature concerning the term “competency”, identifying that...

Last week, a colleague of mine introduced me to the North Ryde Human Resources Network which is a regional group of HR Managers and Professionals who work in the Northern Suburbs Business Hub. It’s all about local networking and the network currently includes 60 companies and over 100 people who work in HR. The North Ryde HR Network is sponsored by Value Edge...