Prioritising Mental Health in the workplace
So, is there really anything like mental abuse in the workplace? Can a workplace be toxic to the extent that employee’s mental state is affected? What does it mean to…
LEAVEN-LUMP MODEL; A CATALYST FOR ADDRESSING ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS
There is a need to raise tempered radicals that can act as critics of the status quo of abusive actions against women in our society. The "crisis" or "iceberg" called…
POLITICS, POWER, AND EMPATHY: weigh it before you do it.
Andy Biggs, a lawyer, and an American politician, a congressman and a former president of the Arizona Senate from 2013 to 2017, made a profound statement while speaking on the…
Sterling Insights for National development
Every country has its fair share of man-made problems but sometimes, ironically, we find it difficult to explain why simple problems look so insurmountable. Societal problems are best addressed with…
Redirection after Job Interview
We have all at one point in time experienced rejection at an interview. Interestingly, rejection is a feeling that knows no level and position as the feeling of being rejected…
The new US Consulate: Insights before Jubilations
In 1931, James Truslow Adams an American writer and Historian coined the word the “American dream”. He defined it as a world where “life should be better and richer and…
Where are your Tempered Radicals?
“Tempered radicals bear no banners; they sound no trumpets. Their ends are sweeping, but their means are mundane." -Debra Meyerson “A known devil is better than an unknown angel” is…
Did you wear the juice: confronting the illusion of Confidence
If life gives you a lemon, make lemonade out of it, however, it takes confidence and knowledge to make lemonade. Confidence without knowledge is stupidity, being confident does not equate to…
Kill the Silos
Silos, turf wars, empire building are all toxic behaviours in organisations. Left unchecked, it can sometimes drive even the sanest crazy
BROOT HR Insights – BROOT HRDiscuss: Personal Branding a tool for career development and acceleration
In the age of social media frenzy, is it necessary or complicated to develop or maintain an authentic personal professional brand? Today, there is a trendy culture, whereby people portray…