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Employee Confidence Index Q1 2018
We recently undertook a national employee confidence survey that assessed employees’ outlook and perceptions on a number of issues pertaining to the economy, employers, job security and employment opportunities. 262 participants responded to this survey. Employee Confidence Index is 66 percent in the first quarter of 2018 compared to 71 percent in the […]
Most commonly used job evaluation systems in Zimbabwe
We recently undertook a survey to appreciate the most commonly used job evaluation systems in Zimbabwe. 82 Zimbabwean organisations employing a total of 54 964 employees participated in the survey. The smallest participating organisation employed 12 people and the largest employed 16 000 people. In basic terms, job evaluation is a process of comparing jobs […]
9 Issues to consider when restructuring your organisation
Your organisations at some stage in the future will need to go through some form of reorganisation, transformation or restructuring. Restructuring assignments are complex and many of them fail to create the value the stakeholders would be anticipating. Having witnessed many such projects, I would like to share some of my observations. My first observation […]
Project Management Trainer Required
We are looking for an experienced and qualified project management expert to train our team of 15 Consultants in project management. The trainer should have at least Project Management Professional certification or its equivalent plus five (5) years post qualification and relevant work experience. Project management experience in the private sector, preferably professional services environment […]
Giving sales incentives is giving a free salary
Most companies with sales staff tend to offer sales incentives in the form of commissions or other forms of incentives. The key question to ask for every business running such scheme is: Does paying incentives increase sales? If your answer is yes do you have enough proof to back this assertion? Here are the reasons […]
Improving Organisational efficiencies using Total Factor Productivity Measurement
The Challenge… In this post, we present the results from a research study on using productivity measurement models to determine the sustainability of profits at a local company in Zimbabwe. Given the tough economic environment that Zimbabwean companies are operating in, this particular company felt that it was crucial for them to know if their […]
Productivity Measurement and Enhancement
Most executives and employees have the mistaken assumption that if you make a profit you are productive. Our experience show that this is not always the case. Executives who make decisions based on this mistaken assumption see their organisations coming from being profitable to the brink and in some cases bankruptcy. Employees honestly demand better […]
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