Human Capital practitioners are often accused of not playing the strategic role they should; failing to meaningfully contribute to the strategic and operational decision-making which impacts daily business operations and strategy. Human Capital practitioners themselves often complain that they are…
Numerous studies have proven that investment in Human Capital shows significant return over an extended period, often exceeding five years. Chief Executive Officers in the top 500 global businesses are beginning to agree that the key differentiator and largest contributor…
To be truly effective and contribute as a business partner it is important for Human Capital to understand the layers that exist in any organisation and the inter dependencies. The Business Architecture Model BAM®, as depicted in the diagram below,…
The time for “warm and fluffy” People Strategies built around meaningless concepts is over. Human Capital Strategies reflecting empty statements and buzzwords such as “attraction of key talent”, “retention of critical skills”, or “building a high-performance culture” should not be…
“If you don’t check what you caught, how do you know you’re using the right fishing tackle?” Otto Pretorius, Director Consulting: QBIT looks at how self-serving technology has led to HC losing the plot. The HC Director is in a…
It may not always be the news organisations like to hear, but the man dubbed a “housetrained maverick” by one business writer has some blunt, sober advice for those implementing new technology in HC. Otto Pretorius, Director at QBIT,…
When following the discussion at conferences on professionalising the Human Capital industry I get a headache. There is just no other way to put it. Firstly, the discussions go around in circles with no real purpose other than saying what…