Six steps to developing your human capital strategy
By Jevita Derby
HUMAN CAPITAL’S POTENTIAL
In the search for a competitive advantage, many organisations tend to focus the majority of their time and effort on the functions of business strategy, marketing, sales, client services and finance, yet often fail to effectively manage the area of human capital. This is despite the vast array of evidence identifying the contribution of people as the single most important driver of organisational success. Read More…
All Aboard: The Importance of a Robust Onboarding Process
By Jevita Derby
When it comes to recruiting a new staff member, most organisations focus heavily on attracting and then selecting the best possible candidate for their team. A great deal of time and effort goes into selling the organisation, and then once a strong pool of candidates have applied for the role, the focus moves to interviewing, reference checking and finally making an offer of employment to the preferred candidate.
Once the preferred candidate has accepted the job offer, everyone breathes a sigh of relief, thinking that the hard part is over – and this is where most organisations fail. Getting the preferred candidate to put pen to paper is only the first hurdle, next comes another and possibly even bigger hurdle – keeping them! Read More…
