Why would a company move from KPIs or that standard goal-setting model to objectives and key results? Or, as you might know them, OKRs. That’s the big question we put to Jacquie Gay, Program Manager of Talent Development at TomTom, in this week’s episode of 99 Problems But Work Ain’t
When you’re joining a fast-growing scaleup as the Director of People, where do you start? How do you shape the culture into something codified and scalable? How do you determine the priorities? And what steps can you take towards building a high-performance culture? Valerie Mann joined us to talk about
Ever stepped onto the platform just as the train pulls in? Or arrived at the bus stop at the exact second its doors pop open? Those ‘just in time’ moments feel great, and it’s really as simple as getting the timing right. Well, what if we told you there was
Is HR Shared Services simply a behind the scenes function? Supporting the administrative side of things and focusing on the ‘hygiene factors’ of HR? Well, that’s the perception LACE Partners set out to challenge when they interviewed 25 global HR Shared Service directors from leading Private Sector and Financial Services
How much do you get done in just 1% of your average working week? Probably not that much, right? Maybe a bit of prep work or catching up on a few emails, but nothing major. Well, research shows the average person slows down to learn for less than 25 minutes
The irony of becoming more productive is that it often takes some trial and error, how can you know if something will make you more efficient without trying it? And if it doesn’t work for you, has that been unproductive? Well, don’t worry about any of that for now, because
With everything that’s going on in the world at present making things a little uncertain, most of us are choosing to work from home to avoid Coronavirus. For many, this has been a non-negotiable change that has been enforced by the powers that be as businesses choose to protect their
As 2020 kicks off, we’re all looking for new ways to better ourselves and make the most of the year ahead. Whether you’ve set yourself new fitness goals, work goals or learning and personal development goals, knowing how to be productive is going to be essential to hitting them. Take
A work ethic refers to a person’s attitude to work, and their personal values surrounding what it means to work hard. We all have slightly differing opinions on what a strong work ethic looks like, but most of us agree that you need a strong work ethic in order to
