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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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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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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Feedback – the ‘gift’

Feedback – the ‘gift’ Have you heard of feedback as a gift? The thinking, as described by Carole Robin, director of Leadership Fellows at Stanford Graduate School of Business, is that when you ask for feedback, and you get it, that presents a chance for you to learn and improve. It is better to have

Leader or boss

Leader or boss? Across the world, employees are more disengaged from their work. How much of this is due to immediate superiors, and what can we do about it? According to an article in Trainingmag.com: ‘Research shows that 50 percent of employees have a shaky relationship with their superiors. It is a cause for concern
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Game Changing HR

Future-fit? Game Changing HR New research led by Prof Adrian Furnham and Dr John Mervyn-Smith sheds light on a special group of talent with the vision and drive to positively disrupt our personal and organisational futures. This group accelerates evolution at every level. They see round challenges with original ideas and approaches, and spot novel
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Top tips to be happy at work Part 2

Here we go, part 2 of our blog on being happy at work. To recap, in part 1 we spoke about dong meaningful work, creating an office nest where you feel at home, developing good friendships at work, having a future orientation and planning for that, and, so simple, smiling. So what other tips are
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