Emotional Intelligence is Essential for High Performance

Emotional Intelligence is Essential for High Performance

Emotional Intelligence is the strongest predictor of performance, explaining a full 58% of success in all types of jobs.   “EQ is your ability to recognise and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your...
When Employees Leave Books Will Burn

When Employees Leave Books Will Burn

When an old person dies, a library burns.” – Amadou Hampaté Ba This is a great African saying that means when knowledge carriers die, the information dies with them. When employees leave books burn, the longer they are with the organisation, the greater...
Conversation is the Key to Performance Management

Conversation is the Key to Performance Management

So, it’s official: Performance Management is broken. With industry leaders like Adobe, Microsoft, Motorola and Accenture all abandoning the traditional system complete with the crutch of the dreaded annual appraisal, and 70% of corporate employers either currently...