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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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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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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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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New year new job? Don’t sabotage your search

New year new job?  Don’t sabotage your search Does the new year signal to you it’s time for a new job? Or perhaps you are a recent graduate looking for your first job? In this blog we bring you a few essentials that prevent you from screening yourself out before you have had a chance
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Set your sights high for 2017, Part 2

Set your sights high for 2017, Part 2 Are you the CEO of your own career?  In Part 1 of this blog we brought you 7 challenges to consider for taking your career to new heights in 2017. Here are the remaining 8: On a career path but not sure it’s the right one? Why
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Set your sights high for 2017, Part 1

You are the CEO of your own career. So says Liz Ryan, founder of The Human Workplace. And we think she is right. Going to work each day is a good way to pay your bills. But just showing up from nine to five, or six, or seven does not constitute managing your career. Why
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HR – Know your superpower and other ways to make an impact in your career

Let’s get started. How much impact do you have at work? Consider these …  Know your superpower What is the one thing that you are really very good at? We call that a superpower. And in HR, having a superpower can stand you in great stead.  According to Muse, this is the one question all