In addition to its many benefits, job autonomy can lead to unethical behavior. “You can arrive to work whenever convenient.” “Work from home whenever you wish.” “You can play music at work at any time.” These are examples of actual workplace policies from prominent companies…
Every organization wants to hire the best of the best, but research from Columbia Business School shows that teams with the most talent don’t always net the best results.
Professor Adam Galinsky, the Vikram S. Pandit Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, examined a variety of team-based situations — including egg-production in a chicken coop as well as 10 seasons of professional basketball and baseball — and concluded that when a team is filled with top-notch talent, overall performance actually goes down.
Robert has propounded an interesting alternative to Annual Appraisal System – M S C
Over the past few decades the world of work has undergone huge changes, and with the year 2020 approaching rapidly, the future of work, in particular the way workforce is sourced, organised and managed, is promising to look even more different. The increasing attractiveness of the emerging markets with regards to business growth has already contributed to a significant increase in the need for companies to move people and source talent from around the world. Scientific and technological advances are continuing to impact most, if not all, workplaces, but there is still more change to come.
Employment conditions for organisations in the UAE are favourable thanks to reduced wage pressures and a ready supply of skilled candidates. The findings come alongside the launch of the sixth edition of the Hays Global Skills Index, published in association with Oxford Economics. The report, ‘Regional dynamics of the global labour market: skills in demand and tomorrow’s workforce’ is based on an analysis of professional employment markets across 33 global economies, assessing the dynamics at play in each local labour market.
Digital jobs account for just 1.7% of the total GCC workforce, compared to 5.4% in the EU
GCC’s digital professionals’ skills are not aligned to the digital age requirements
Digital job creation requires private sector partnerships
Many of you might remember Simon Sinek’s Inside Quest interview that went viral from earlier this year, where he discusses the challenges that many Millennials face in the workplace. Sinek explains how the millennial generation became so entitled. A combination of failed parenting strategies, technology,…
It is as though learning alone will yield performance results—which it does not. There is no business or performance measure that improves because of what people know; these measures improve because of what people do with what they know.
By Peter Lawrence, Director, Human Capital Department Whilst making the most of your assets is a key business objective, making the most of your staff isn’t always given such attention. Peter Lawrence considers what we mean by talent and how businesses in the region can make…
Dr Patti Philips is president and CEO of ROI Institute, Inc., the leading source of ROI competency building, implementation support, networking, and research. An renowned expert in measurement and evaluation, she helps organizations implement the ROI Methodology in 60 countries around the world.
