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Challenges in performance management
Any tool is only as good as its user! Many organizations in Zimbabwe do have in place formal mechanisms of managing employee performance. These mechanisms are in the form of one performance management system or another. Our experience with many organizations here in...
Who should the Head of Human Resources report to – Finance or Chief Executive Officer?
One of the key lessons which I learnt at University undergraduate level as part of my Joint Honours degree in Psychology and Sociology was that “people are the most important resources” in industry and that they are a source of competitive advantage in any...
Recruiting for Performance – Competency Based Recruitment
RECRUITING FOR PERFORMANCE: COMPETENCY–BASED RECRUITMENT Recruitment refers to an organizational process of identifying and engaging talent for specific roles that arise in the organization. It is a Human Resources Management function which involves attracting,...
Victimization and termination of employment contract – Siamese or identical twins? – Part 1
The issue of the alleged victimization of employees is often a controversial and emotion charged matter in many organizations. A victim is a person who suffers direct or threatened physical ,emotional or financial harm as a result of an act by someone else. In a...
How to select an employment agency to partner your company
It is a widely accepted principle in business that in this era of increasingly intense competition for talented people finding and selecting the right people for the right job is critically important for today’s successful Company. The search for talented people will...
Employee engagement – Building greater commitment to the organization – Part 1
An engaged employee is the most productive member of the team! The concept of Employee Engagement has been topical in many organizations, both locally and internationally. A great deal of the discussions are around that many Managers in organizations believe that they...
Employee engagement – Building greater commitment to the organisation – Part 2
An engaged employee is the most productive member of the team! It is important to note that employee engagement is an outcome of conditions, interactions and interventions within an organization. Engagement begins from the talent acquisition process – are you getting...
Succession Planning: Organisational Luxury or Necessity: PART B
How does one approach the subject of Succession Planning in order to derive maximum benefits for the organization and the individual employees? We recommend the following steps: Create a common context and understanding of the Process and Risks The first stage is for...
Succession Planning: Organisational Luxury or Necessity: PART A
When people grow up they have dreams about what they want to be in life. Some dreams are general whilst others are quite specific. I remember that when I was at Primary School our teacher often asked us: “What do you want to be when you grow up? When we reached...
Success Requires Hard Work
I spend most of my time counselling professional people: young and old alike about how they can advance their careers. Some are preparing to start a working career, having recently graduated from University or they have been working for quite some time without getting...

