DESPITE mounting scientific evidence that some employee selection methods have very weak or no predictive power, some companies still continue to use them. No wonder why such companies continue to struggle to find the right talent. (more…)

Dear Cabinet and Politburo members COMRADES, what did I say last year about some foolish strong-headed woman’s dream of forming and running viable political parties? I laughed when I heard that this is what was happening, and I warned that in no time, the outfit would be falling…

I WAS minding my own business, as is my custom, clearing some grasses in preparation for a spring garden. I have a three-acre “grab” farm and like most Zimbabweans in the Diaspora, I grow some corn (maize) as was the custom in my ancestral home. (more…)

A human resources audit is a tool that is used to collect and evaluate information about the state of an organisation’s human resources (HR) practices and policies to determine the overall effectiveness of people management practices in the organisation. (more…)

  Dear Cabinet and Politburo members COMRADES, I think by now most of you know that in my whole life, I have never been on the losing side. I don’t know what losing is like, right from my childhood right to this day. (more…)

FORMER president George W Bush, 1992, articulated the differences between himself and his rival Bill Clinton as a matter of values. (more…)

EMPLOYEE remuneration, beside it being one of the major expenses most businesses incur, very few chief executive officers (CEO) understand how it should work. They rely mostly on the human resources manager for advice. This is all good but it’s better to get advice when you have basic…

Dear Cabinet and Politburo members COMRADES, I am back in office, after a well-deserved rest … I really enjoyed my vacation. Were it not for the pressing demands of my thankless job, I would have extended my vacation by another fortnight … by which time I am sure…

I PONDER day and night whether Zimbabwe shall one day be great again. It was once a paradise, except that the paradise was limited only to whites. The smoke stacks of Grendale Mills and Kadoma Textiles once belched thick smoke, a witness to the 3 000 livelihoods they…

WE carried our research to find out what percentage of organisations paid a bonus in 2016. A total of 41 human resources professionals responded, representing 41 organisations. The findings are outlined below. (more…)