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These gravity defying trees are found all along the Sea Point promenade, in Cape Town, South Africa. The trees have endured gushing winds, and over the years, have naturally bent and grown according to their context. Likewise, leaders are required to reshape themselves to meet the needs of their environment, filling their suitcase with a […]

Do you ever feel like you are living and leading unconsciously, like being on autopilot? Going through the same motions and routines, and wondering if this is truly what work and life is meant to be? Have you unintentionally handed over the remote control of your life? You have the freedom to claim that remote

Every organisation strives to have an engaged workforce, one where people are willing to exert discretionary effort to fulfil a deeper sense of meaning and purpose, to make their mark. Referring to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, this requires one to reach the final state of self-actualisation; a state where all of one’s basic and psychological

Data from the 4-day work week trial in the UK, involving 61 businesses and 2 900 employees over a 7-month period, has shown positive results: As of the 1st of March, 27 SA business (500 employees) begun their trial of the 4-day work week. The aim is to determine if it will improve productivity, employee

According to Forbes, employee well-being is noted as the top HR trend to consider in 2023. The World Health Organisation (WHO) adds that the public health problem of mental health conditions is greater than the volume of investment to address is. While the WHO/ILO have put together guidelines to shift attitudes to mental health, address

Digital innovation continues to enable progress and provide new opportunities for better hiring and developmental decisions. Innovation, coupled with the recent urgency to shift to virtual assessment methods due to Covid-19, has created an Assessment Centre (AC) continuum model incorporating varying degrees of digitisation. These have ranged from moving the traditional model online, to the

Many people find data overwhelming. This is completely understandable – data that isn’t organised or sorted may appear chaotic, messy and confusing. For those who aren’t trained to work with data, its analysis becomes something that is put off, or avoided completely. However, by not making use of people analytics, you may be missing out

Assessments provide more than a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. If utilised appropriately, they create ‘stickiness’ through enabling meaningful conversations while driving high performance and shaping your desired culture to realise strategy. Below we provide perspectives, answers or suggestions to everyday questions that leaders struggle with when managing talent at a senior/executive/young talent level. Below is

It’s graduate recruitment season, and it’s been showing in our numbers. Each year, around this time we experience a spike in the number of searches, and questions regarding our bespoke CNT (Complexity Navigation Test) assessment. Here is some context and a few answers: The CNT assesses how people navigate the complexities of everyday and work

The trunk of a tree connects the leafy crown with its roots; enabling the movement of water and minerals from the roots up, and the flow of sugars down from the leaves. While it is actually the main organ of the plant, providing the rigid woody structure, it can also be the part most overlooked