Solving the People Puzzle

Having happy employees isn’t just a bonus, it’s a necessity for all successful organisations. Your productivity, motivation, dedication and retention all depend on it. Happiness has a tangible effect on everything we do, and being unhappy is seriously detrimental to our performance. So, what can we do to improve the happiness of our teams?  In this episode, Francois speaks to Mark Sham, a passiona...

Strong leaders drive organisations to achieve greatness, while ineffective leaders create cascades of damage. With that being said, it’s incredibly important to build a pipeline of promising leaders across disciplines, and it’s never too early to begin. Developing leaders doesn’t happen by accident. It is an intentional process that involves continual challenge, evaluation, and feedback — and it i...

As humans, we have an innate need to belong — to one another, to our families and friends, and to our culture and country. The same is true when we’re at work. When we feel like we belong at work, we're more productive, more motivated, more engaged and more likely to contribute to our fullest potential. With that being said, how can we apply this to our own organisations? What can we do to bu...

You will probably agree that the best teams — those that collaborate effectively to achieve outstanding results — have positive energy binding them together. So, what can we do to create an atmosphere that is positive and constructive, especially after a difficult period of lockdowns and working from home? In this episode Francois explores the topic with Annette Breetzke , Head of Human Capital at...

WeBuyCars is one of South Africa's fastest growing companies who increased their annual revenue from R6.3 billion to R10.4 billion and sold over 88,000 cars in 2021 . In this episode Francois de Wet speaks to their General Manager of HR & Marketing, Rikus Blomerus, to find out exactly how they're successfully hiring and managing thousands of new employees every year. Remember to subs...

You know that building the right team can make all the difference for the success of your organisation. Hiring the right people who are highly motivated and skilled can have a major impact on your ability to to succeed. But finding these people and knowing whether or not they are the right fit can be a challenging puzzle to solve. In this upcoming series you will join Industrial Psychologist and F...