Change performance and mitigate risk

Change performance and mitigate risk By: Belia Nel, Founder & CEO of Improvid Performance Specialists, and  Certified Performance Technologist   Change performance and mitigate risk In the next decade, more than a third of jobs won’t need a human to do them. As Alan Hosking writes “Unless you’ve just returned from a long stint on
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IPM membership

Make your mark as a true HR professional

IPM Membership – Make your mark as a true HR professional HR Professionals have a big job to do – they are tasked with balancing the needs and interests of many stakeholders. HR has been labeled as the gatekeeper, supporting managers only, or seen to be playing the role of ‘policing arm’ for executive management.
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Proactive and responsive leadership

Proactive and responsive leadership

Proactive and responsive leadership – A People Management & Organisational Perspective Have you heard? The theme of our 61st IPM Annual Convention and Exhibition is “Proactive and responsive leadership.” We are excited to start the dialogue with you around this topic. In this blog, we are sharing a few leadership mindsets from business leaders in
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What does leadership mean to you?

What does leadership mean to you?

What does leadership mean to you? 12 quotes from those who lead We have not blogged on leadership for some time, and given recent events in our country, now seems an apt time. What does leadership mean to you? Some will phrase this as, what makes a good leader? In this post we present a
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Mentoring and Coaching

Mentoring opens doors

Mentoring opens doors A mentor is someone who allows you to see the light inside yourself. Oprah Winfrey Many successful business people put their success down to mentoring. South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe, Africa’s first millionaire, and founder and executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, credits the role of mentorship in his success. According
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comfort-zone

Committed to learning? Get outside your comfort zone

Committed to learning? Get outside your comfort zone Robots and artificial intelligence software may almost render human workers obsolete in the future. It will take a while for that to happen (between 30 and 50 years), but we need to prepare ourselves for this world where the nature of the work we do, and the
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Business as a force for good

Business as a force for good

Business as a force for good Big and small businesses must be a force for good to really improve society but big businesses need to work harder at this, finds a UK study. Investing in young people can help. Our latest blog takes a closer look. Public trust in business is low. Businesses must address
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Influence

Build your influence at work

Influence is the new currency at work. We are said to influence more than a hundred people, on average, every day! Building your influence at work raises your profile, and getting noticed can be an important precursor for a successful career within the organisation. Having influence is also related to having impact. You can influence
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Preparing for the world of work

If you are no stranger to our blog, you will know that we often talk about the impact of disruptive technologies and how we prepare for a world that may look little like the present. Our Convention in 2016 was focused on the World Economic Forums Fourth Industrial Revolution, and we heard from many speakers
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Mosima-Selekisho

Masculinity could ruin you!

A message for top women managers … Masculinity could ruin you! by Mosima Selekisho* Many women managers have found that getting in touch with their masculine side is one way of getting to the top. But in future it may no longer be the best career option. In fact, in the long term it could
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