Selecting the perfect candidate for a new position is difficult but there are some steps to take to make the selection process easier and not as overwhelming. It is important that care and caution must go into selecting new employees. Anyone can look fabulous on paper and can prove to be an even better actor [...]

As a business management consultant I often suggest to my clients that they make their benefits packages as appealing as possible. In an age where insurance is expensive and financial planning is a hot topic among the many, the benefits packages companies offer are one of the top reasons that a candidate will accept or [...]

To improve the morale within your company, you should look for ways that will reward individual achievements, organizing events such as annual dinner and dance, or thank your employees for their loyal contribution and effort to the company. For all those ways mentioned above, you can use corporate gifts to organize events and present corporate [...]

Truth is, in many organizations, the doing of the survey is more than enough. Only rarely does anyone get down to what happens next. It’s an easy fix for organizations to churn out the annual or even bi-annual (‘to show we really care’) survey to their people, to assess ‘staff satisfaction’. It is a great [...]

Frankly, a lot of businesses are only as good as the workers who handle the day to day activities and actually come in contact with the customer or client. However, finding the right person, to fill a position, can be a guessing game, unless you know the right questions to ask, in order to make [...]

When I worked as a waiter in Austria, my native country, I worked hard (90 hours a week for about nine months in a row, never a day off). An American tourist told me that I was working too hard to ever make money. I replied that I loved my job and that I made [...]

Does this sound like a typical day in your business, phones constantly ringing, people constantly shouting, everyone on edge waiting to blame someone else for their own poor performances, bosses that do not understand, staff that do not care? I seriously hope not for your sake, but if it does my advice is for you [...]

Stress is considered to be the main cause of many medical conditions, including heart problems. At the same time, the nature of stress is multifaceted and difficult to define, and the reasons for its increase are poorly understood. Stress in the workplace can have a disastrous effect on peoples’ health and lead to sickness and [...]

Gone are the days when employee incentives are confined to department store gift vouchers and cash bonuses. In order for companies to attract and attain the best staff companies are now becoming more and more creative in how they reward and incentivise their staff. Now human resource departments are presented with a wide range of [...]

Every day, everyone can make the world a better place. It’s simple; it’s quick and it is free. All it requires is a recipe containing you (yes, that’s YOU!), awareness and a natural disposition to be brave enough, to change the day of everyone you come into contact with in a positive way. Appreciating what [...]