The steady growth of the contingent workforce is a global trend and one which is becoming increasingly familiar to South African business. Contingent workers are most often characterised as contractors, consultants, temps and advisers, hired by an organisation, on an on-demand basis to provide services to that organisation. According to a Statistics SA employment outlook[…]
By Natanya Rutstein Working in collaboration with others is a highly productive way of realising a successful outcome, solving a complex problem or creating a superior end-product. The value of organised workplace collaboration is widely recognised across industries and is used both formally and informally often incorporating a range of innovative and technologically advanced collaboration[…]
By Natanya Rutstein The 2018 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends Report shed light on the rise of the social enterprise and the trends shaping the accrual of social capital. A social enterprise is an organization whose mission combines revenue growth and profit-making with the need to respect and support its environment and stakeholder network. The[…]
By Nomali Sibeko We achieve our work objectives through a blend of formal and informal networks in the organisation. Natural interaction allows for informal networks and structures to flourish, strive and flow on their own, making goal achievement easier. The informal organisation fills the gaps in the formal organisation by creating and facilitating points of[…]
By Natanya Rutstein A recent article in the New York Times, “The Latest in Military Strategy: Mindfulness” reports on how mindfulness techniques are is being rolled out in the US military, British Royal Navy and New Zealand Defence Force as a means of helping soldiers to increase their focus and reduce distraction. This approach is[…]
By Natanya Rutstein Acquiring contemporary insights and fresh perspective from your mentee coupled with gaining satisfaction from sharing your hard-earned knowledge and expertise with them are just some of the more obvious and commonly discussed advantages of being a mentor. However, new research shows that being a mentor may have the potential to reduce your[…]
By Natanya Rutstein While so much attention appears to be focused on the behaviours and attributes of a successful mentor, by comparison successful mentee behaviours are often neglected. I recently came across an interesting article in The Journal of the American Medical Association titled Mentee Missteps: Tales from the Academic Trenches which examines six potential[…]
By Natanya Rutstein Having a successful mentorship programme is one of the most powerful ways to attract and retain much needed talent within your organisation. By including mentoring in your people development strategy, the message you are communicating to your employees is – “We value both your personal and professional development and are committed to[…]
By Natanya Rutstein Today’s blog is the first in a series on mentorship in which I hope to delve into some of the fundamental components impacting on the mentoring relationship. Without realising it my 12-year old son recently signed-up for an onboarding mentorship programme at school. He is what is known as a “Care Bear”[…]
By Natanya Rutstein We live in a world where reality is increasingly being created and to a certain degree warped, through the scripting and filtering of our lives. In some way or another so many of us paint a picture of our lives through social media that reflect the best possible “version of ourselves”. From[…]