Performance gaps are unavoidable in every organization, and one of the most important responsibilities of Human Resources Management (HRM) professionals is ensuring that these gaps are properly diagnosed and addressed. Rather than resort to performance shaming, issuing queries, organizing trainin..
Our research and experience suggest that one of the leading causes of acrimony or dissatisfaction during performance appraisals are the gaps in performance contracting. Performance contracting is the process of developing and documenting performance goals that align individual contributions with ..
Risk management is often misunderstood as the responsibility of internal audit or compliance teams, but everyone including HR professionals is exposed to risk every single day and should have the competency to manage risk. HR experiences risk in various forms across the employee lifecycle and mus..
According to Dave Ulrich’s HR Champions Framework, one of the four core capabilities that forward-thinking HRM professionals should possess is administrative expertise.
Many HR professionals are passionate about people and processes but often struggle to connect their work directly to business results. This gap can limit HR’s influence in strategic conversations and make it harder to demonstrate the real value of its initiatives. HR professionals must go beyon..
Organizations are constantly responding to shifts in technology, markets, regulations, and workforce expectations. But while strategy outlines what needs to change, the real challenge lies in getting people to embrace that change. Many transformational projects fail not because the strategy is po..
Many organizations invest time and energy in crafting strategy but often overlook one critical factor - how people and culture align with those strategic goals. Without HR being part of the process, strategy risks becoming a document on paper rather than a living plan that shapes daily decisions...
Too often, HR is only seen in its traditional role as an administrative tool to process policies, recruit staff, and keep the organization running. While these tasks are important, this narrow view reduces HR to a support function and prevents it from creating real value. In today’s world of wo..
Many first-time leaders struggle to earn the respect of their teams, especially when they are promoted from within. Former colleagues may still see them as peers, not leaders, which leads to resistance, lack of cooperation, and frustration. Trying to demand respect by authority alone often backfi..