All Blog Posts Tagged 'management' (58)

Many, specifically engineers and economists argue that it is time to mechanize mining, given the current labour unrest and also the wake of Marikana. The basic idea is that it current depths and other physical considerations actually demands it and at the same time will the cost savings eventually benefit the economy as a whole. Here are some of my ideas on the issue:

1. The issue is not only about cost saving and making profit. It is about reasonable…

We should be careful that our perspectives reflect a mind-set that will perpetuate the current climate of industrial anarchy in the mining sector. In terms of the Marikina incident several factors that require further investigation. Some of these include:…

Hie guys,i have a Personnel  Management assignment at school.In groups of  five,we  are expected to approach a company to  gather information about:

1(a)Background of that company(10 marks)

2(a)How do managers motivate employees(20  marks)

  (b)Challenges that managers face in motivating   employees(20  marks)

  (c)Solutions to these challenges(20  marks).

In this assignment we are required to  draft  some questions  which  we are going to ask the  Human…

Employees who resign from a company leave for better pay, right? Well, that is what most managers seem to believe. According to Leigh Branham, author of The Seven Hidden Reasons Employees Leave, a recent analysis of California-based Saratoga Institute’s database of 19,700 employee surveys found that ‘89% of managers believe that most employees are pulled away by better pay’. However, the same analysis also showed that 88% of the voluntary resignations…

So there you are – in control, quite content, coasting along, impressed with yourself. You have settled well into your new job, the team is chugging along just fine, and their overall performance is OK – not spectacular, but OK. You are doing a good job, right? Maybe, maybe not. The question you have to ask yourself is this: have you actually made a difference since you took over as manager, have you actually added any value to the job? Think about it – if you were to leave now, what…

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Imagine Pieter de Villiers taking Brian Habana before a disciplinary hearing chaired by Oregan Hoskins to address his pre-world cup lack of form. Or Pitso Mosimane giving Teko Modise a formal written warning to address his slump a while back. Granted, these are professional players who stand to lose a bundle of money if they were to get fired, which should in theory be sufficient motivation to invoke at least a temporary spike in their motivational levels. But if it does not,…

My boss (who is incidentally the mastermind behind the Skills Universe) sings and makes jokes all the day long. Initially I found his behaviour rather odd and suspect. My scepticism comes from a very bad work experience, and the belief that all bosses were hateful people was supported and confirmed by similarly depressing reports from friends and family about their employers. According to popular world view bosses are to be feared, despised and avoided at all costs.

The recent…

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Are you wanting to make a difference? Dave Sherwood-Adcock, a business and life Coach and Founder of The Client Service Factory, shares his effective questioning techniques on 'How to make a real difference' and more importantly to ascertain 'How great is your actual reason why?'

Very often the reason a person is seeking to make a difference will already be known or be obvious to you. However as a Coach you only need to…

The person most influential in the motivation level of employees is the supervisor or team leader followed by co-workers, support personnel, higher management, and the organization itself, i.e. structure, policies, and systems.  This workshop will help improve communication, increase productivity, promote self-awareness and acceptance of differences, enhance individual and team performance, and reduce conflict.  

Did you know that a recent study…

The current skills shortage in South Africa as well as the dire need for job creation has prompted Davis&Dean to develop an internship program which will prepare employed/unemployed graduates for an intern placement with companies in need of project management…

 Salary £58,358 to £100,526 per year inclusive of London allowance, dependent on assessment through the College's Professorial pay banding scheme

TypePermanent

 Posted 27 June 2011 14:51:00

 Closing Date:26 July 2011 12:00:00

 Description Professor of Organisation Studies: We would welcome applicants working in any areas within this field, but especially in work and employment, leadership, organisational psychology, organisational change and…

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Ince (Pty) Ltd has a vacancy for a Project Management Intern who will be based in Sandton, Johannesburg and will report to Project Managers. Post matric qualification in Marketing / Project Management is required.

Intern will be exposured to agency experience in a creative environment, advertising, printing and studio. 

Good theoretical knowledge of corporate identity, branding and annual reports. Commercial…

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Don't be caught and April Fool, 27 January 2011

The 1st April brings along not only…

Project Management is not rocket science. It’s been around for centuries and its processes and disciplines are tried and tested.  Yet it is surprising today to see organisations that don’t value the practice, or even more startling is to come across companies that don’t use it. I fail to fathom how things get done without the rigours of project management. Within the discipline itself, there is a lot of focus on why projects fail. The main…