Tag: PerformanceManagement
Strategic workforce planning – aligning skills with business goals
When LinkedIn Research asked HR professionals whether their “executives are concerned that employees do not have the right skills to execute our business strategy”, 49% said yes. Companies need clear reskilling and learning pathways to align employee development with business plans. These pathways must also support staff retention and the company's strategic goals.
The keeper test – when “good enough” isn’t enough?
Most companies hide behind the warm fiction of being “a family.” Netflix didn’t. It called itself a team - and built a $300 billion powerhouse on that single, uncomfortable truth. Few workplace cultures are as controversial or as misunderstood, yet none are as clear about the price of greatness: average performance earns a generous severance package; excellence earns radical trust and total freedom.
BusinessBrief December/January 2025/26 edition is now available!
Read our exclusive cover story titled The keeper test - when “good enough” isn’t enough? by Carl Ranger, Head of Training, CEO SA, plus a host of other topical management articles written by professionals, consultants and academics.
