HR Outsourcing on the Rise

By Jevita Derby

The Rise of HR Outsourcing

Outsourcing is a concept embraced by almost all organisations, regardless of size. Directors and Executives understand that they can leverage their business by outsourcing functions which require particular expertise and experience that are not available within their business. It has become commonplace for organisations to outsource functions such as IT, accounting and legal, thus freeing up internal resources to focus on the organisation’s core activities.

Recent research has found that organisations across Asia Pacific are now focusing on outsourcing as a way of addressing human capital challenges.

Why executive recruitment clients are not always right (and are willing to say so!)

By Chris Bates

We are constantly encouraging our team to challenge preconceived ideas and ways of doing things. One of the main notions we encourage our team to challenge is whether ‘the client is always right’. Quite simply, if they were, we would be out of a job!

Too often when we are called in to help a client, we have to ‘clean up’ previous recruitment efforts – typically where a recruiter (external or internal) was too quick to say yes to the client and jump into search mode after receiving a brief that lacked depth.

Understanding the Why: How great leaders inspire action

By Jevita Derby & Chris Bates

START WITH WHY

Every organisation understands what they do, the products they create and the services they provide. Most also have a general understanding of how they do it, their ‘unique selling proposition’ or ‘differentiating value proposition’. However very few organisations are able to clearly communicate why they do what they do.

Succession Planning – not just an exit plan!

By Chris Bates (Managing Director)

Whilst most business owners acknowledge that succession planning for their business is critical, when we ask them to define what it is and how they might do it, very few can give a clear answer or process.

Of more than 500 hundred small-to-medium sized businesses that we have conducted initial interviews with over the last 7 years, less than 30% said they had a business succession plan in place – and the majority related succession to a sale or exit strategy.

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.