Monthly Archives: August 2016

Time to Reboot Your Talent Policies?

Some cooling off of China’s economy has shaken confidence around the region, leading to some uncertainty in the workplace among long-time employees who thought they knew where they were headed. This has also created an unfortunate first impression for people entering the workforce now, who are hearing “doom and gloom” stories about entire industries slowing […]

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Get Your HiPos Back on Board

Employees in class

A Deloitte report on human capital trends in Southeast Asia made the point that leaders recognize the growing importance of an engaged workforce, while also realizing their capability to drive engagement is lacking. A

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Show Some Respect

Retaining employees

A former colleague who has been at a large international organization got some bad news earlier this summer. For 2 years he worked with this group on a contract basis in a part-time status, which is their normal “probationary” style of bringing on new employees. Throughout this fiscal year he was told he would be […]

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Your HR Team Drives Business Success

Employees in class

If you are a business leader planning for the future without including your HR people, you are making a huge mistake. Sure, you have probably talked to Marketing about future demand, and with Finance to discuss the budget, and even to your IT person to discuss your tech requirements. But there’s a good chance you […]

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