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Leadership < Click to expand Results through people: business performance starts with people Innovation notes ...encouraging innovation in your business Competing in extreme events: Why do they do it? Helping business and people to cope with new realities: Outplacement, downsizing and out-sourcing Personality at work... Different people need different approaches to their development Are the generations different... Does it matter Cool teams Why teams matter - the five team success factors Job sharing Advantages and disadvantages of job-sharing Human nature at work... The match between 'universals' of human nature and performance management. Employee shareholders add more value Evidence of what lifts business performance (see the bottom of this page from The Independent) Do incentives encourage innovation? A useful article from Unlimited. Business success factors What are the levers for success in managing people, delivering for customers and making money? Performance management for business Mission, Vision, Values ==> Business Performance How effective people management contributes to the bottom line Having the best HR practices may not count for much when you can't show the impact on the bottom line. Getting performance from graduates Schmoozing with graduates to entice them to your firm is just the start - even the brightest sparks need supervision. Does performance management pay? Not for a significant proportion of New Zealand businesses - how do you make sure you are not losing money and wasting your and your people's time through using ineffective performance management practices? Do incentive systems make a difference to performance? There are traps in the use of incentives - some systems actually destroy value and demotivate - learn why company-wide profit-shares work. Developing a motivated workforce The steps to designing motivational systems that will produce commitment, satisfaction and better performance. Communication, values and internal branding < Click to expand Organisational wellness, work stress and staff opinions < Click to expand Talent Magnetism < Click to expand