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Recent TRG blog posts
[Infographic] Understand the Difference Between Coaching and Mentoring
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Tue, Mar 30, 2021
Blog Topics: Talent Management
Top Business Coaches in The World – Who Are They?
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Tue, Feb 23, 2021
Coaching is a powerful tool to empower employees. However, it is often underutilised. When implemented effectively, coaching can make an impact on an individual's life and career. Leaders that apply coaching techniques can unlock individuals' potential and maximise their capabilities, thus, creating a more productive, engaged, and satisfied workforce.
Blog Topics: Talent Management
Want to Empower Your Employees Even More? Be Lazy!
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Thu, Jan 21, 2021
It's been a century since efficiency expert Frank Bunker Gilbreth discovered in 1920 that it's best to hire a lazy worker to do a hard job because they will find an easy way to do it. (And no, it's not Bill Gates who said it first.) But the philosophy of "working smarter, not harder" has not fully caught on among managers themselves.
In an article published on FastCompany, Matt Casey, author of The Management Delusion—The Easy Way to Do a Hard Job, shared his thoughts on "the lazy management approach", a term which he coined during his time at Moonfruit (UK). The name is a clever take on the nature of his management position, and it has nothing with being lazy.
Blog Topics: Talent Management
Move Aside Work-from-Home, It’s the Work-From-Anywhere Era
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Thu, Dec 3, 2020
If you think employers that offer employees the ability to work from home any day of the week is progressive enough, think again. COVID-19 has accelerated an endless number of transformative initiatives that are otherwise put on hold indefinitely. Among which, work from home (WFH) was the one that witnessed the strongest growth due to increasing health concerns.
Read more: 5 questions for leaders to ensure business continuity post-COVID
Blog Topics: Talent Management, Digital Transformation
What Makes a Positive Work Environment?
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Tue, Oct 13, 2020
To create a positive work environment, your company needs a strong employer brand, an inspiring organisational culture, a clear vision, a well put together strategic plan, and competitive perks and benefits. It is hard work, but worthwhile.
Blog Topics: Talent Management, TRG, Rick Yvanovich
You Probably Already Know Most Job Interviews Are Unreliable. But Why?
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Mon, Sep 7, 2020
Job interviews are arguably the most beloved employee selection tool. They are so widely used that interviews are synonymous with the hiring process. However, most job interviews are unstructured and prove to be unreliable and ineffective. That is, they fail to predict actual employee performance.
Blog Topics: Talent Management
The 6-Step Guide to Developing a Diversity and Inclusion Plan
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Thu, Sep 3, 2020
In the last two articles, we discussed the advantages of diversity and inclusion in the workplace as well as some obstacles the HR department might face during the process of building a diverse, equal and inclusive environment. In the next step, we are going to sketch out a thorough plan that helps your organisation to achieve this goal.
Blog Topics: Talent Management
Post COVID-19: Finally, We Can Go Back to the Office! Or Can We?
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Tue, Sep 1, 2020
After several months of remote work from the office, many organisations and their employees have completely adjusted to business as unusual and found ways to maintain productivity from home.
Blog Topics: Talent Management
How Is Talent Management About To Be Permanently Transformed?
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Wed, Aug 19, 2020
It is still baffling to look back and see how our lives have changed tremendously within just six months. People no longer rush their morning routine and run to the second floor to attend their 9 AM meetings. Travelling to work every day now seems like an old age thing. The post-COVID-19 work environment demands adaptability and flexibility.
Blog Topics: Talent Management
5 Challenges of Diversity in the Workplace and How to Overcome Them
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Fri, Aug 7, 2020
Thanks to technology developments and globalisation, people nowadays are more connected than ever before. Therefore, the workplace becomes increasingly diverse in terms of nationality, culture, gender, experience, personality and more. We can see people from different countries who speak different languages work together under the same roof. This inevitable movement has changed the way corporations manage their talent resources to maximise the advantage of having multicultural perspectives.
Blog Topics: Talent Management