January 2015 | JKS Talent Network

Seniority or Superiority?

Posted on January 22nd, 2015 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Team Building

For many years a management custom has existed within many private sector companies described as the ‘next in line’ philosophy. This refers to an employee promotion practice primarily based and created by seniority. Pre-2000 I worked [ … ] Read More

Leaders vs. Managers

Posted on January 15th, 2015 | Career Advancement, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Team Building

Leadership vs. Management – is there really a difference? Throughout my career I have heard many business people say that leadership is just an advanced form of management. It is not. Leadership and management are distinct concepts [ … ] Read More

Mentoring Matters & Mentoring Works

Posted on January 5th, 2015 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, Inspiration, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Self Management

HAPPY NEW YEAR! The subject of my first blog of January 2015 honours National Mentoring Month (NMM). Created in 2002 by the Harvard Business School, the month of January is dedicated to promoting mentoring. Originally aimed [ … ] Read More