Month: February 2018

leadership, authority, power
Development

Confusing Leadership with Authority and Power

The word leader conjures certain figures to mind. People like Winston Churchill, George Washington, or Charlemagne often come to mind, but some people might also think of figures like Ivan the Terrible, Saddam Hussein, Stalin, and Hitler. Leadership is a double-edged sword which gives us both the good and the bad. Or is it? Not according to Rajeev Peshawaria at Forbes. Leadership is not power According to Peshawaria, there is no such thing as bad leadership. The problem, he says, is that people mistake authority and power for the things that make someone a leader. Someone being granted authority, whether

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employee retention
Employee Retention

How to Make Your Employees Want to Stay

As a recruitment manager, if employee retention and engagement are not yet included in your priority list, then it is time you did so. The job market is changing, and many proprietors are realizing that they no longer have a hold on all the cards when it comes to personnel retention in the fast-paced modern-day environment. Today, workforces no longer prioritize having a contract with their present employers over looking for better jobs elsewhere that match their career aspirations and lifestyles. If you’re not doing everything you can to ensure your workforce is happy, you’re at risk of losing your

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organizational restructuring, restructuring
Development

Companies With Shrinking Growth Should Consider Organizational Restructuring

Organizational restructuring may be the right solution for your business. Every firm encounters operational and financial difficulties once in a while. No company – from its inception to maturity – will escape the need to adapt and restructure its processes, systems, and teams. It is an inevitable reality, unfortunately. One way a company can avoid a total shutdown is by initiating a restructuring process to reduce any further financial losses. Luckily, those that quickly identify a restructuring need at the appropriate time often continue along their growth trajectory. Companies and firms that fail to perceive that need, struggle and end

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employee retent
Employee Retention

Strategic Management to Improve Employee Retention

Strategizing is at the heart of any company, especially in regards to employee retention. Why? Because careful planning is the key to success. Business owners develop strategies on almost every aspect of their companies, and workforce planning is one of the important examples of this. You might wonder why. Here at Kinsey we believe it is critical to implement management strategies aimed at improving employee retention because you know better than anyone that employee turnover is costly. Careful planning is the key to success. Rather than continuously hiring, a better approach is to invest in employee retention strategies and programs

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