"Great post Anne-Marie!
I think the problem is often aggravated when people try to cover up. As the old saying goes: When you are in a hole - stop digging. As HR practitioners we often get involved in these cases when there is a formal investigation,…"
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Charles van Heerden commented on Anne-Marie Orrock's blog post Mistake Recovery Guide: What To Do When You Stuff Up Big Time...Charles van Heerden commented on Michael Sleap's blog post It’s time – bringing the position description out from the bottom drawer"Very true reflection of the opportunity cost, Michael, and an excellent summary of the benefits.
By integrating the position description mor closely with recruitment and performance review, there is an ongoing updating of PD's.
Unfortunately…"
A blog post by Charles van Heerden was featuredAchieving Organizational Alignment – Getting all employees to move in the right direction
Achieving organizational alignment is a strategic HR activity that can deliver significant benefits to an organization. Alignment is more than ideal state. It is imperative to ensure the organization is successful in getting all employees to move into the same direction, to achieve the vision of the organization.Alignment is one of the power words in an organizational change consultant’s toolkit. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t use or refer to alignment.Some years ago, I was a HR Director for…See More
Charles van Heerden commented on Lynette Jensen's blog post Cheating on Psych Tests"Hi Lynette,
There does seem to be an unhealthy quest to beat the test. Perhaps part of it is availability of material on the web, or perhaps the way we administer these tests.
I am certainly concerned that so few people are getting any good feedback…"
Charles van Heerden commented on Ric Willmot's blog post Personality & Psychometric Testing or Horoscopes"Dear Ric,
Thanks for your comments. I thought it may be better to focus on what we agree on (rather than disagree).
As a registered psychometrist with 5 years study in Psychology, including clinical and organisational psychology, I would not include…"
Charles van Heerden commented on David Guazzarotto's blog post Change Management - is it an art or a science?"Hi David,
Great question. A lot of change is probably more change management than real change leadership.
Real change initiative should truly transformational but often end up incremental due to:
- Lack of Commitment
- Poor Communication
-…"
Charles van Heerden commented on Ric Willmot's blog post Personality & Psychometric Testing or Horoscopes"Rick,
Not sure why you seem to group all psychometric tests in one basket. It is also evident that you have not studied psychology, otherwise you would not make factually incorrect comments, such as:
"Most of the instruments on the market that…"
Charles van Heerden commented on Michael Brisciana's blog post Connecting People: "HR By Walking Around""Very true Michael, HR should be visible and part of the business. I think the closer HR can be the better. Though it is great for the HR tea to be together as a team, I think there is a lot of value to be part of the business. I have always…"
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Achieving organizational alignment is a strategic HR activity that can deliver significant benefits to an organization. Alignment is more than ideal state. It is imperative to ensure the organization is successful in getting all employees to move into the same direction, to achieve the vision of the organization.Alignment is one of the power words in an organizational change consultant’s toolkit. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t use or refer to alignment.Some years ago, I was a HR Director for…See More
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Achieving Organizational Alignment – Getting all employees to move in the right direction
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Achieving organizational alignment is a strategic HR activity that can deliver significant benefits to an organization. Alignment is more than ideal state. It is imperative to ensure the organization is successful in getting all employees to move into the same direction, to achieve the vision of the organization.
Alignment is one of the power words in an organizational change consultant’s toolkit. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t use or refer to alignment.
Some years ago, I…
Continue Is it time for recruitment ads to be more "gender smart"?
Posted on July 13, 2011 at 8:52 0 Comments 3 Likes
Many organisations in Australia, particularly listed companies, are now focusing on gender equity at board and executive levels. A gender balanced organisation is not just an outcome by achieving gender ratios, as there is also a need for a process to develop a more strategic approach to achieve gender equity.
Recent research by Roy Morgan Research highlighted specific gender…
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- At 14:49 on July 13, 2011,
Jo Knox said… - Great post - thanks for getting things started!
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