How to create an HR plan to support your company’s growth

Austrian management consultant Peter Drucker famously said: “People decisions are the ultimate – perhaps the only – control of an organization”. This is a truism for any company, organization or start-up: an organization is only as good as its people. Yet,…

Should my hires have the right skill set already or can it be develope...

When hiring, most recruiters usually focus on skills. Shortlisting and contacting applicants is mostly done based on what kind of a skill set the person has, and other aspects might receive less focus. Sometimes this can lead to dismissing highly…

Development plans: when, how and what?

Gallup’s 2016 study How Millenials Want to Work shows that only 29% of respondents felt engaged in the workplace. This means that only 29% of millennials are truly passionate about their work and go beyond just putting in the required…

What working with AIESEC has brought to my company

AIESEC is a youth organization which believes in youth leadership and development. To drive this forward, AIESEC has provided companies with young talents in the form of internships over the past 70 years; this has led to the creation of…

Creating a culture of risk taking

Many organizational leaders will say they support innovation in the workplace and they want their employees to take risks bringing better results and making the organization as agile as possible. But when it comes to action, only few would be…

6 types of people who are ready to start working today

Recruitment is always the most difficult part of any company. This includes screening, due diligence, appointment setting, doing the interviews etc. This is because a new person joining the company is an investment of both time and money and if…