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Get up to speed on the latest human resources trends and issues with GMP’s repository of articles on various aspects of managing human capital.
Featured Articles:
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- The problem with performance appraisals
Are staff performance appraisals a bane or a boon?
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- Dealing with toxic employees
Everyone would have worked with a difficult co-worker or managed a trying employee at
least once in their career. Toxic employees are a bane to the company. They are like a
virus that spreads their counterproductive attitudes or actions to other employees.
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- Retain your best people
Higher life expectancy of older workers coupled with declining birth rates mean that employers today are facing a serious talent crunch. Companies
agree that such situations stress the magnitude of not only attracting the right people, but keeping them as well - especially since talent retention
affects many organisational issues such as transfer of knowledge and skills, staff morale and resources invested in recruitment. But why do
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- Going the way of reverse mentoring
Knowledge sharing is no longer a one-way street.
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- Debunking age-old myths
Tapping onto silver talent would benefit many employers – only if they look beyond myths and common misperceptions of older workers.
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- From transactional to transformational leadership
Learn about leadership traits that inspire, motivate, innovate and promote new possibilities through shared vision and leading by example.
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- Are you a manager, a leader or an engaging leader?
Learn the difference between managing and leading, and the leadership traits needed to engage, motivate and inspire people in the workplace.
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- A good team needs a good leader
Combine inspirational leadership with energy, enthusiasm and expertise to support and serve your team.
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- Keeping your best stars
Find and hold on to the brightest talent in your organisation with these strategies to connect, engage and retain them.Download PDF »
- Appointing a crown prince
Learn about the importance of a sound and effective succession plan, and investing in potential leadership talent for long-term success.
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- Managing diversity the tom yum goong way
Equip yourself to manage talent from diverse backgrounds and learn to motivate them in today’s competitive business arena.
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- Managing generational diversity in the workplace
Integrate the views and perceptions of a generationally diverse workforce by promoting camaraderie and equality, giving due recognition, and encouraging achievement.
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- Reconciling Yin & Yang
Effectively manage conflict in the workplace with different strategies while maintaining a dynamic team of individuals.
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- Helping younger bosses manage mature workers
Tips for young managers on how to lead and motivate mature workers through mutual respect, trust and clear communication.
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- Performing a balancing act
Successfully design and implement flexible work arrangements to recruit and retain the best talent, and improve employee performance.
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- Raising the stakes
Learn the fine art of negotiating a higher salary by being tactfully persuasive and employing the right attitude and objectives.
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- Working with different cultures – the Singapore experience
Learn about the importance of understanding different cultures and how different people vary in communication styles, attitudes and approaches.Download PDF »
- Are your employees burned out?
Understand the serious bearing of workplace stress and burnout, how it impacts productivity, and how to spot and prevent it.
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- Career management skills for the 21st century
Critical skills and traits for graduates to thrive in a changing work environment, and manage their career for lifetime employability.
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- Surviving information overload
Learn how to organise, evaluate and handle information that comes across your desk, and the principals involved in processing data effectively.
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- To procrastinate or not?
Find out about the three types of procrastination, which ones to avoid and which you can use to your advantage at work.
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| Strategy |
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- Make them smile!
Learn how to use humour to increase business productivity and profitability. Improve work quality, the ambience of your business and make client interactions more memorable.
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- In love for life
Start your customers on a lifelong love affair with your company by applying the art and science of personal and group engagement.
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- AIM to be weird
Reach for success by intersecting your Abilities, your Interests and the Market. Be good at something; love it, and get paid to do it!
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- Get dumped quickly and sell more
Learn to quickly identify obstacles by constantly experimenting, taking new offers to market, keeping those that work and dumping those that don’t.
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- Tuned for performance
Achieve a higher level of performance by communicating winning key performance indicators and implementing effective appraisal systems.
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- Be a talent magnet
Build a great “employer-brand” by communicating a consistent and favourable brand image to draw top talents and retain the best.
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- Under the influence
Build strategic measures to effect positive cultural change to motivate employees and influence the way your company is perceived by the public.
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- 8 conversations that engage
A strong employee/manager relationship is based on communication. Here are 8 key conversations you can take advantage of to engage your workforce and achieve results.
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- Women Power
Maintain a competitive advantage and promote creativity by tapping into the women in your workforce. Learn how to attract and retain valuable female staff.
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- The art of lifting spirits
A motivated workforce is a productive force, in good times and in bad. Learn good leadership skills on how to boost employee engagement and morale.
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- Employee engagement for leaders
Redundancy often leads to a reduction in staffing. But before you start cutting jobs, consider the alternatives and the potential benefits of not firing.
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- Finding the silver lining
With a shrinking labour market, mature workers can provide the experience, expertise and stability many companies need.
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- Equal opportunity for all
Increase your company’s potential to attract talent by embracing diversity, fair employment practices and providing equal opportunities for advancement.
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- Myths of older workers
Many employers prefer to hire younger candidates, overlooking the potential benefits of hiring older, experienced workers. Here are a few truths to the value of older workers.
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- No more Russian Roulette recruiting
Learn to take a closer look at job seekers. Identifying ideal candidates at the recruitment stage is the best way to ensure high productivity and avoid employee turnover.
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- When the going gets tough, the tough go hiring
A recession may be the best time to hire valuable talent, weed out poor performers and replace them with strong candidates to help position the company for growth.
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- To lay off or not to lay off
Learn about the alternatives to retrenchment. By saving costs, expanding employee skills and remaining flexible, you can retain loyal employees and keep a solid workforce.
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- To outsource or not to outsource
Outsourcing can bring many benefits to a company’s operational efficiency, but it does have potential risks. Learn more about HR outsourcing and how to use it effectively.
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- How to choose a good recruitment agency
The right agency can help ensure that your candidates become an asset to your business. Here are a few things to consider when choosing a good recruitment agency.
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- SME’s challenges in the talent war
Finding effective ways to attract and retain the right talent can help SMEs compete in the talent war and build a quality workforce.
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