31 December 2020
All Hands On Deck

All Hands On Deck


Last week’s article suggested that the performance-base incentive initiative can be most advantageous if the rewards are given on merit across the b...
23 December 2020
Heads I Win, Tails You Loose

Heads I Win, Tails You Loose


It is the time of year that has proven to be the busiest for many corporations. Staff dinners, bonuses, salary increases and yearly performance evalua...
18 December 2020
Life after a Pandemic – Part 3

Life after a Pandemic – Part 3


by Dr Wendyann Richardson This week explores the third and final part of the series ‘Life after a Pandemic’. To date, an assessment of our p...
11 December 2020
Life after a Pandemic – Part 2

Life after a Pandemic – Part 2


by Dr Wendyann Richardson In last week’s article we examined the current state of the economy and the need to thoroughly assess where we are, whe...
04 December 2020
Life after a Pandemic – Part 1

Life after a Pandemic – Part 1


As we approach the end of a year that will forever be etched on the walls of our minds and recall the collapse of many less developed businesses; as t...
27 November 2020
Managing employees’  Directed Attention Fatigue

Managing employees’ Directed Attention Fatigue


If you are a Retailer, by now you have started prepping for the busy Christmas season. Thoughts of stock levels and manpower must be front of your min...
20 November 2020
Benefits of performance appraisals to businesses

Benefits of performance appraisals to businesses


If you are a business that has never done performance appraisals, now may be a good time to start. An effective appraisal can be beneficial to both...
13 November 2020
Failure is not the enemy of success

Failure is not the enemy of success


“Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really: Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the e...
07 November 2020
Where office politics thrive, there are ‘work enemies’

Where office politics thrive, there are ‘work enemies’


OVER THE past month we explored ‘office politics’. Where office politics thrive, there are ‘work enemies’ and in many organizations, eviden...
30 October 2020
We are all politicians in the workplace

We are all politicians in the workplace


Whether you believe it or like it, you are all politicians – in the workplace. The difference between the influencers and those being influenced is,...