During my Corporate years in Asia, I often witnessed and participated to many discussions around the executive table discussing human capital issues and how to anticipate some of the challenges that overwhelmed us and our competitors in the region. Back in 2013 we suffered an average turnover[...]
Have you ever wondered how much your co-workers earn per year? Salary is not always the easiest of topics to discuss. One possible reason for it being so sensitive a topic, is that the perception of ourselves and that built by others, is partly based on our professional activity and how much[...]
A joint research study from Duke University School of Business & Stirling University highlights why so many people are comfortable with choosing a dull job over a more stimulating one. “Effort aversion” is the concept that one will select a simpler task over a more engaging one even[...]
The Malta Chamber of Commerce has recently released a report with findings uncovering patterns and trends related to employee sick leave. The report focuses on absenteeism due to injury, vacation and special leave, and its implication on local businesses. The main points that emerged from[...]
Innovation and trend-spotting is at the centre of most successful companies. 'Wave-branding' company Sparks & Honey has a board set up where its employees write up jobs which they believe will come to exist in the near or distant future. Here is a list of the jobs that we found to be the[...]
The industry ofrecruitment in Malta is now blooming more than ever. However this means that competition is fierce, talent is scarce and a company's reputation does not cut it any more when searching for the #1. Recruitment has become as much of an art-form as it is a science, and attraction[...]