Comments on: The Five Most Important People Trends of the Next Five Years http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2006/12/10/the-five-most-important-people-trends-of-the-next-five-years/ An outlet for musings, observations and futureneering from the company helping you to transition into the connection economy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:55:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Graeme Codrington http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2006/12/10/the-five-most-important-people-trends-of-the-next-five-years/#comment-14277 Graeme Codrington Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:25:57 +0000 http://www.tmtd.biz/2006/12/10/the-five-most-important-people-trends-of-the-next-five-years/#comment-14277 Listen to a podcast recording of an interview on SAFm on this issue - check it out here: http://www.tmtd.biz/2006/12/12/podcast-the-five-most-important-people-trends-live-on-radio/ Listen to a podcast recording of an interview on SAFm on this issue - check it out here: http://www.tmtd.biz/2006/12/12/podcast-the-five-most-important-people-trends-live-on-radio/

]]> By: TumisangZ http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2006/12/10/the-five-most-important-people-trends-of-the-next-five-years/#comment-14172 TumisangZ Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:56:57 +0000 http://www.tmtd.biz/2006/12/10/the-five-most-important-people-trends-of-the-next-five-years/#comment-14172 Hi There, Nothing I've read to this point has made more sense than this article. As an HR consultant, you are faced with the challenging task of changing mindsets and organisational practices that are "old school", and are constantly being reinforced through management practices, that in a warped way, send staff mixed messages; "We want to establish a progressive management style amongst our leaders, but no, you have to work your full 9 hr day,you can take a day's leave if you have to attend your daughter's recital!" I dont think that SA company's have a problem in being progressive and there's no problem in terms of getting what is considered "best practice", but application is a big problem.Corporate culture is not the easiest thing to change, and it's time consuming. Not to mention expensive. As a BYT, I'm able to better contextualise this, also better able to say with confidence that, should you fail to shift your viewpoint about what is fast becoming the norm in corporate SA, check your pulse....you may be dead! Hi There,

Nothing I’ve read to this point has made more sense than this article.

As an HR consultant, you are faced with the challenging task of changing mindsets and organisational practices that are “old school”, and are constantly being reinforced through management practices, that in a warped way, send staff mixed messages; “We want to establish a progressive management style amongst our leaders, but no, you have to work your full 9 hr day,you can take a day’s leave if you have to attend your daughter’s recital!”

I dont think that SA company’s have a problem in being progressive and there’s no problem in terms of getting what is considered “best practice”, but application is a big problem.Corporate culture is not the easiest thing to change, and it’s time consuming. Not to mention expensive.

As a BYT, I’m able to better contextualise this, also better able to say with confidence that, should you fail to shift your viewpoint about what is fast becoming the norm in corporate SA, check your pulse….you may be dead!

]]> By: Israel http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2006/12/10/the-five-most-important-people-trends-of-the-next-five-years/#comment-14156 Israel Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:18:17 +0000 http://www.tmtd.biz/2006/12/10/the-five-most-important-people-trends-of-the-next-five-years/#comment-14156 I think you have hit the nail on the head Graeme, the 'Best Company to work for' survey was a real wake up call for SA businesses with regard to 'internal employer brand'. There' a definate need for businesses to align the brand that they potray and what they are at the workplace. The 'internal and external' brand inconsistancy eats the core of the internal employer brand. Work life balance has always been biased towards work. I say this because the workplace has transformed to facilitate workers to stay longer at work rather than workers spending time in the things that are important to them.My rule of thumb is ' if i can take work home then i must be able to take home to work'. Meaning if work can take a bite at my life then my life must also be afforded the opportunity to take a bite at work. Leadership and diversity are critical especially because they are so closely linked. People prefare to work with people who resemble something of what they are and this strikes straight at the face of true diversity as it limits the scope of wisdom continuity. I think you have hit the nail on the head Graeme, the ‘Best Company to work for’ survey was a real wake up call for SA businesses with regard to ‘internal employer brand’. There’ a definate need for businesses to align the brand that they potray and what they are at the workplace. The ‘internal and external’ brand inconsistancy eats the core of the internal employer brand.

Work life balance has always been biased towards work. I say this because the workplace has transformed to facilitate workers to stay longer at work rather than workers spending time in the things that are important to them.My rule of thumb is ‘ if i can take work home then i must be able to take home to work’. Meaning if work can take a bite at my life then my life must also be afforded the opportunity to take a bite at work.

Leadership and diversity are critical especially because they are so closely linked. People prefare to work with people who resemble something of what they are and this strikes straight at the face of true diversity as it limits the scope of wisdom continuity.

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