Recruitment mistakes can lead to costly hires. This holiday season, give yourself the gift of smarter hiring with the CFM model: Competence, Fit, and Motivation. Avoid the three common pitfalls—settling for sub-par candidates, failing to re-advertise, and mistaking competitors for ideal hires. Remember: hire for attitude, train for skills, and build better teams!
From a fresh graduate with a calculator in 1974 to mentoring tomorrow’s leaders today – what a journey through HR’s evolution! We’ve moved from shuffling papers to shaping futures, from typewriters to AI, from adversarial battles to collaborative partnerships. But one thing hasn’t changed: at its heart, HR has always been about people and their potential.
Two phones sat on my desk – one for lawyers, one for building an employment centre. With coal prices halved overnight and 220 jobs at stake, I asked the unions, “Which call should I make?” While other mines faced 16-week strikes, we chose collaboration over confrontation. Sometimes your biggest crisis becomes your proudest achievement.