Five Top Tips for HR Professionals
In order to manage HR and people strategy, HR leaders need to enjoy working with people first and foremost. However, to really thrive we must be aware of the business as a whole; understanding its goals so that we can adapt people strategy to have a positive impact on the organisation.
It’s time we rethink HR in a radical way
Gone are the days when HR was just about salaries and employee benefits. Human Resources professionals, regularly report a common critical challenge: they feel and experience a lack of credibility from within their business organisations. This finding dovetails with the common perception that, for years, HR has been the ‘least sexy’ end of business, proffering […]
Listen to Dave Ulrich on the Business of Business podcast
In his latest podcast, Chris Gibbons talks to Dave Ulrich, the world’s most sought after researcher, academic and business advisor in the field of human resources, human capital and leadership. The conversation starts with the question: “Does HR really add value to an organisation, specifically its customers and shareholders? And if so, why do many people […]
Multiply for Success – Liz Wiseman featured in Acumen
Many great leaders seem to have an uncanny ability to get the best out of other people. Liz Wiseman is a researcher, executive advisor, and speaker who teaches leaders around the world; she calls this the Multiplier Effect and described how it works to Chris Gibbons, writing for Acumen.
Build Your Credibility as an HR Business Partner Consultant
The HR Academy is proud to present the first in the our series of eight workshops targeted at raising the bar of the HR professional. HR Business Partner Consulting Skills is a 2-day programme being hosted in Cape Town and Johannesburg. With HR often participating in projects and programmes, spanning system changes to strategy, the […]
HR Capability Development Programmes
In 2015 Business Results Group sponsored South Africa’s participation in Prof. Dave Ulrich’s Global Research project to identify the core capabilities required for the HR Professional of the future. The results of this research have not only underpinned Dave’s latest HR Capability Model, but for the first time in history South Africa’s contribution played a […]
