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peopleHum's Roundup newsletter - July 2021

Our freshest blogs, a collection of great reads, podcasts, videos and more, freshly picked and curated for you. Catch up with what’s been happening in the world of HR and work, with peopleHum’s monthly Roundup newsletter.

Team pH

August 29, 2023

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Hiring and Recruitment

The rise of hybrid recruiting

Discover the surge in hybrid recruiting: virtual interviews, evolving candidate preferences, and more! Explore this trend now for valuable insights.

How is the office getting saved?

The office isn't dead. We have simply grown out of the traditional ways of working. Then how is the office getting saved? Read on to find out

Gaining geographical and competitive advantage through partnerships

The pandemic has spurred businesses to undergo major transformations. Let's explore the geographical advantage and competitive advantage of HCM solutions!

It's about time businesses start valuing their HR professionals by busting HR myths that are prevalent. Here are 7 common HR myths that need to be shattered.

Anushka Rajesh

February 21, 2024

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HR - The Kilimanjaro of the Future of Work

Climbing the HR mountain can be tough, but it doesn't have to be a solo journey. Read our strategies on how HR in Tanzania can scale high altitudes and perform optimally.

peopleHum's Roundup newsletter - June 2021

Here’s the peopleHum's return to office news roundup for the month. A curated collection of peopleHum’s recent releases, our favourites & articles that you may find of interest.

How to prepare employees to return to the office

Discover essential measures to safely and smoothly bring employees back to the office. It's never too late to prioritize their well-being and comfort.

Why do my employees still want to work from home?

Your employees not willing to come back to work may be because of a plethora of reasons. Check this blog to know how leaders can address these concerns!

Transformation trends in the Mexican workforce

Read this blog to check out the recent transformation trends in the Mexican workforce signals towards the digitization of work practices

How to prevent the Return to Office from being an emotional rollercoaster

Discover effective strategies to turn the Return to Office into a smooth ride! Learn how to navigate the emotional ups and downs with practical tips, communication techniques, and mental health support

Returning to office post COVID-19: 6 questions boards should be thinking about

How do you begin planning for returning to office post covid 19? These 6 questions are a good place to start. Read it now, and plot your return to office strategy.

8 things I won't miss when WFH is over

Exploring the top 8 aspects of WFH I won't miss, including Zoom fatigue and clothing challenges, as we look forward to the benefits of going back to the office.

Find your HRs Jogo de Cintura with peoplehum

You can implement Jogo de Cintura at your workplace to emerge victoriously out of the ongoing crisis. Wonder how this is possible? Check this blog out to crack the code of organizational resilience!

3 tips to brings employees back to office

Drawing up plans for the return to office? Whether you're an HR person, an employee, or in charge of managing and leading teams, here are 3 tips to bring employees back to office

Return-to-Office Guide for HR Leaders

If you're looking to reintroduce employees back to office with safety in check, then here's a handy HR roadmap for your Return to Office strategy.

Happy 400th interview, leadersHum!

This blog marks the release of 400 episodes of leadersHum. Tag along for the ride with Sneha Deshmukh as she revels in her experiences and her hopes for the future.

Plan for the BIG return with peopleHum Return to Office

Read about how peopleHum can help in planning the big return to office, including safety protocols and resources for managers to support their teams

The People Operations guide to get the workplace humming again

Unlock the key to a successful return to office strategy with People Ops. Explore our concise guide for expert insights on safety and sustainability.

Crafting your Return-to-Office strategy with data and analytics

Unlock the power of data-driven Return-to-Office strategies, leveraging analytics for safe & productive workplaces. Dive into our insightful blog now.

The boss wants to see you: Is working from anywhere a reality or fantasy?

Unlock the truth behind the dream of working from anywhere—is it a tantalizing reality or a distant fantasy? Delve into the exhilarating world of remote work, where boundaries disappear and possibilities abound

“After careful consideration” - 5 imperatives for a safe return to office

Obtain vital understanding and approaches for focusing on employee wellness, guaranteeing a safe work environment, and adapting to the post-pandemic era.

Rethinking employee wellbeing in a hybrid work age

It is the era of hybrid work, But with growing concerns about employee wellbeing in hybrid workplaces, are employers prepared to face what's ahead?

Sharon Monteiro

March 4, 2025

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HR Insights & Analytics

HR Challenges in Kenya: Harambee for Human Resources

HR challenges in Kenya can be described as Harambee - a concept adopted by the Kenyans which means, "to pull together and rebuild". Read more about this topic.

Deepak Nachnani

June 26, 2024

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HR Insights & Analytics

Egyptian HR - Has it become the Moses sole fish?

Did you know that like Human Resources, the moses sole fish is too buried in the sand all day? Read to find out what’s common through this blog now!

Train like The Panthers - A Gabonese guide to human resources

What if HR could replicate the way in which football has carved its niche in Gabonese society? Click here to learn how training can deliver phenomenal results at work

Top 11 Gbamsolute HR trends in Nigeria

Check out this list of the Top 11 Gbamsolute HR trends in Nigeria. Wantswara? Brought to you by the specialists in creative human capital solutions

Sharon Monteiro

June 4, 2024

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Organizational Cultures

The Jollof Rice of Human Resources

Explore the art of perfecting Jollof rice, a dish cherished for generations, and its unexpected link to human resources in this delectable blog!

Top 10 recruitment thought leaders to follow in 2024

Stop searching for the top 10 recruitment influencers of 2024 – we've compiled them for you. Our blog provides insights into the three W's about each individual

Digitization of workplaces through 10 perspectives

Take a peek into processes fueling the digitization of workplaces through the perspective of the best thought leaders peopleHum has to offer. Click & read more!

5 key drivers of organizational change in South Africa

What really are the trends that are leading organizational change in South Africa and how do you channel them in the right direction? Read more to find out!

One year into the pandemic, adapting to the new normal

Whether you're working remotely or choose the hybrid route, adapting to the new normal needs all the help it can get. Check out this blog to know the challenges you may face and some fresh solutions to consider!

Vandang re daar! - The 12 top HR trends in South Africa in 2024

Check it out to know what the 12 top HR trends in South Africa are in the 'New Normal'! what 2024 has to offer for HR enthusiasts in the African subcontinent?

Deepak Nachnani

February 3, 2025

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Customer success stories

How Green Africa Transformed Its HR Operations with peopleHum

Discover how Green Africa streamlined its HR operations, enhanced recruitment efficiency, and scaled employee engagement using peopleHum’s all-in-one platform. A success story in smarter, tech-driven HR.

April 10, 2025

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List of Leaders

Top 10 Employee Engagement Leadership Trends

Looking to gain key takeaways on employee engagement in the 'New Normal'? Learn 10 unique strategies from the top 10 employee engagement thought leaders!

The 10 lenses of change management : Through the looking glass

Look through assorted lenses as some of the world’s notable thought leaders share their perspectives on change management in a pandemic-ridden world!

Sharon Monteiro

February 28, 2024

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Customer success stories

Access Medical's people centric approach to performance using peopleHum

Access Medical, the top medical devices distributor in the UAE, prioritize a people-centric approach to enhance performance with the assistance of peopleHum.

Team pH

June 19, 2024

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Customer success stories

Acorn champion a culture of recognition with peopleHum

Discover how Acorn, Africa’s premier real estate firm, optimized HR operations and fostered a culture of appreciation using peopleHum’s digital HR strategy.

Team pH

March 15, 2024

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Leadership Development

Top 10 leadership development thought leaders to follow | peopleHum

Discover enlightening insights from the top 10 leadership development thought leaders as they discuss the Future of Leadership in this compelling article.

Anushka Rajesh

February 21, 2024

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Customer success stories

How Garasi.id digitizes & transforms its recruitment process with peopleHum

Explore how Garasi.id revolutionizes its recruitment process with peopleHum. Discover the digital transformation journey of Garasi.id as they leverage peopleHum's innovative HR technology to streamline and enhance their recruitment practices for greater efficiency and success

Top 10 most-watched leadership videos on leadersHum

Explore the top 10 leadersHum videos for insightful leadership takeaways and strategies shared by global professionals. Don't miss these valuable insights!

5 reasons you can't find the time to actually do your work at work

These workplace distractions may be killing your productivity. Good thing that this blog has just the right solutions for those

What to do when all your productivity hacks fail you

When it comes to boosting productivity, the options are endless. So, here's a complied list of popular go-to productivity hacks, flipped on their heels

Lisa Bodell

May 17, 2023

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Organizational Cultures

How to confront your boss about your heavy workload

Learn how to address heavy workloads with your boss without appearing lazy. Discover effective strategies to manage workload concerns professionally.

The prospective confluence of business coaching and HCM technology

Can the dynamics of business coaching and HCM technology redefine the future of work and partnerships? Read on to find out!

11 things every CEO must know about disruption

Here are 11 must-knows for every CEO about organizational disruption. Read this blog article by Lisa Bodell to get deeper insights on this important subject!

Lisa Bodell

March 14, 2024

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Hiring and Recruitment

These 13 phrases can make or break your job prospects

Read these 13 top recruitment phrases that can make or break your job prospects while making a first impression!

Science of storytelling: why and how to use it in your marketing

Explore the timeless allure of storytelling and discover six expert tips for seamlessly integrating narratives into your digital marketing strategy.

“Faux innovation” and other discontents

Learn all about how organizations engage in temporary 'faux innovation' and how and why it is essential to innovate sustainable products. Read this well-curated blog article to know more!

At the intersection of innovation and disruption is people

How can companies successfully innovate? Through leaders who inspire the culture of innovation and disruption

Do these 5 things right now to still be employable in a decade

Will you be highly employable in 2030? Here’s how to make the answer, “Yes.” Read the blog by Lisa Bodell to know how to be ready for the future of work

How to do more meaningful work every day (and less emailing)

Whether you’re seeking a starting point for simplifying or solving a specific issue, here's how you can get more valuable work done every day

Lisa Bodell

August 21, 2023

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Organizational Cultures

Get rid of stupid workplace rules in 30 minutes

Killing stupid workplace rules provides an opportunity to challenge why we do things a certain way, and it can open up much-needed dialog within the company.

Lisa Bodell

March 14, 2024

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Hiring and Recruitment

12 interview questions for hiring simplifiers, not complicators

Simplify your business processes by engaging in effective hiring strategies with these 12 interview questions. Read this article to know more on this topic!

Simplify your innovation process into 5 phases

Here's an elaborate article on how to simplify the entire innovation process at your organization, read to understand what divides the process into 5 phases!

How to crush those barriers to collaboration

Here's a well-curated blog article on how to efficiently crush the barriers to collaboration at work and how to foster better employee engagement.

To survive 2024, reverse everything you believe about your industry

Check this blog article out to know how to effectively survive 2024. Read this writeup to reverse everything you know about your industry sustainably

Top 10 Global Influencers in HR Tech of 2024

Catch the top 10 global influencers to gain deeper insights on the 'Future of HR and technology' with this elaborate writeup that is much-relevant today!

A lesson from 2022: Get simple before you get strategic

It is important for organizations to get simple before they set out getting workforce strategic planning. Check this elaborate blog article to get deeper insights!

Are processes slowing your company down? Try these 8 simplifying tips

Here are 8 simplifying tips on how to not let processes slow your company down. Check this well-curated blog article out to gain deeper insights on this need of the hour topic!

What Nokia wished it knew in 1996

Check this elaborate blog article by Lisa Bodell out to know what Nokia could have done better in the year 1996 for sustainable results. Read to get deeper insights on this topic!

How complicated is your company?

Wonder how to tackle company politics in a sustainable way? How complicated is your company? Check this elaborate blog article out by Lisa Bodell to get answers to these important questions!

These 7 ideas will get you fired...or promoted

What ideas could get you fired or promoted? Certainly the unexpected ones, the disruptive ones - the kind that leads to innovation

Org won't embrace innovation? Work through those commitment issues

Here's how one can work through innovation commitment issues by providing a forum for leaders to commit to innovation

Where tomorrow’s innovators will come from

Embodying our future aspirations, it blends intentionality, mindset growth, collaboration, and cross-functional learning for a limitless world

Lisa Bodell

May 26, 2023

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Organizational Cultures

Not a drill: 3 actions for pivoting your business today

Revitalize your business with three actionable steps to pivot and adapt to the ever-changing market dynamics for sustained growth

Lisa Bodell

May 24, 2023

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How pro innovators manage risk

Pro innovators are constantly taking innovative risks - and it's time to consider these approaches to as you initiate a culture of innovation

No-tech-land: Remains of the human nature

Futurist Sylvia Gallusser continues her pursuit of cultivating no-tech-lands and shares a few signals of what's in-store for the future of mankind.

Sylvia Gallusser

May 9, 2023

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Organizational Cultures

15 must-follow diversity and inclusion thought leaders in 2024

Delve into invaluable insights from top diversity and inclusion thought leaders, guiding you in crafting a culture of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Sharon Monteiro

February 13, 2024

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HR Insights & Analytics

A Beginner’s Guide to AI in HR

Grab our Beginner’s Guide to AI in the Future of Work and acquaint yourself with this essential subject! Explore AI within the realm of human resources?

We (will) remain social animals

Discover the power of positive workplace interaction, enhanced collaboration, boost morale, and create a thriving work environment by reading our blog

Need to activate remote creativity? Stop saying this phrase

Wondering how to foster remote creativity with telecommuting? Read now to gain deeper insights on this need-of-the-hour subject!

Why T-shaped teams are the future of work

Learn why T-shaped teams are crucial in shaping the future of work and how this approach ensures sustainability. Dive into our blog & get your questions answered!

5 tips for focusing your energy in 2024

Here are five tips for focusing your energy at your workplace in 2024. Check this blog out to gain deeper insights on this relevant subject. Read to know more!

Lisa Bodell

February 15, 2024

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Organizational Cultures

Belonging at work

Discover tactics for fostering workplace belonging and inclusivity in this curated blog. Gain deeper insights on creating an inclusive environment for employees

Future of work: How to make remote work work?

Explore how to make remote work actually work for better employee productivity and organizational output? Find in this elaborate blog article by Sylvia Gallusser

Sylvia Gallusser

March 8, 2024

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Leadership Development

Are your managers failing your business? Or is your business failing your managers?

Is your business failing your managers or are your managers failing your business? Here's an elaborate blog article by Perry Timms to answer all your questions

Benefits of CRM resellers partnering with HCM platforms

Discover how partnering programs can align CRM and HCM to boost organizational profitability & top ten benefits of CRM resellers partnering with HCM platforms!

Organization Development: Opportunities and Challenges in 2024 | peopleHum

The goal of organisational development is to help companies adapt to changes in the industry, Discover the key to organizational development success in 2024

Employee wellbeing: why HR's role is to empower, not fix, people

Explore HR's Empowerment Role in Nurturing Growth and Self-Accountability for Lasting Impact

Is social recognition the key to keeping employees loyal?

Wonder if it is merely social recognition that contributes in keeping employees loyal and engaged? Find out from this elaborate blog article by Perry Timms!

The 100 global thought leaders that will inspire you in 2021

Discover the future of work with insights from the top 100 influencers, presented by leadersHum from peopleHum. Prepare for what lies ahead in the workplace.

Team pH

February 29, 2024

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Leadership Development

Leadership: why employee autonomy means giving up control

Find the transformative impact of employee autonomy in leadership. Learn how empowering your team with autonomy can drive engagement and unleash their potential

Who keeps you engaged?

Here's a mindfulness soup for those who wish to ensure that their workforce engagement initiatives remain balanced and effective

Leigh Branham

July 25, 2023

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Performance Management

A dozen deadly sins of conducting employee surveys

Learn the twelve deadly sins of employee survey programs, from irrelevant questions to failing to act on feedback, to improve survey effectiveness!

People strategy: why a more spontaneous 'jazz' approach is best in a volatile market

Learn the trade of the spontaneous jazz approach and develop a useful people management strategy

Why some managers don’t believe in employee engagement

Find some reasons why certain managers do not believe in the concept of employee engagement at work. Read this blog to get more insights on this subject!

Leigh Branham

May 7, 2024

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Organizational Cultures

Quit happens: Why employees leave

Employees leave, some sooner than others, and this has an emotional and financial cost, but how can one grasp the fundamental cause of employee exit?

Leigh Branham

January 25, 2024

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Organizational Cultures

Improving workplace conflict requires understanding preferences

To combat workplace conflicts, it’s necessary that one understands personality and generational preferences, as well as differing perspectives

Customer Onboarding: Start of their success or failure?

We know about the benefits of a fulfilling onboarding experience, so here's a blog on the factors involved in crafting an experience for onboarding new clients!

Curiosity: The inspiration for innovation, resilience, and sustainability

Take inspiration for resilience, sustainability and innovation with this quick blog article read by Dr. Diane Hamilton as she explains how to ace these aspects in the workplace!

What leaders need to know about engagement

Check this blog article by Dr. Diane Hamilton out to understand what leaders need to know to foster employee engagement at the workplace in the long run. Read to know more!

The cost of low employee engagement and how to improve it

Discover the hidden costs of low employee engagement and unlock strategies to boost it. Enhance productivity, retention, and overall organizational success

6 considerations for a top-notch customer success team

Elevate your customer success game to extraordinary heights. Uncover 6 dynamic factors that drive exceptional results, inspire customer loyalty, and unlock unprecedented business growth

Best Practices for Employee Productivity

With a sufficient stimulus, managers can foster creativity and high output among employees! Take a look at these practices on employee productivity.

Top 200 thought leaders to follow

Gain insights into the future of work, workplace, and your role by tuning in to the perspectives of the top 200 thought leaders. Brought to you by peopleHum!

Team pH

July 9, 2024

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20 Best HR blogs - Round up 2024

Explore the year's top 20 HR blogs, showcasing our 2024 journey. Delve into expert insights, trends, and best practices that inspire and inform HR professionals

Team pH

January 31, 2024

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HR Insights & Analytics

Building HR platforms around things that matter

Platforms are more than just delivering a service. They are about creating an impact, a difference and a positive dent on humans. Read this blog to know how to develop an HR platforms around things that matter!

Workplace dilemmas. Sound familiar?

How to manage workplace dilemmas that may arise in every individual's corporate career? Find out from this blog article on how to smoothly traverse these obstacles at work!

Sudhakar Reddy Gade

May 29, 2023

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Leadership Development

Impact of cognitive biases on leadership

In the corporate world, it is not uncommon for leaders to subconsciously exert cognitive biases on leadership. Read this blog to know how this can be avoided and eventually eliminated altogether!

Sudhakar Reddy Gade

May 16, 2023

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