Keynote at the IPM Annual Convention, South Africa

Posted by Gavin Pommernelle
On November 15, 2012

CREATING VALUE THROUGH PEOPLE STRATEGIES AND CAPABILITY At the 2012 Institute of People Management Convention held at Sun City with 900 delegates, Gavin Pommernelle shared the Talent Strategy Scorecard© as a diagnostic tool, which checks this alignment and brings focus to the people areas that need most attention. Key topics included: Results of the […]

Posted by Gavin Pommernelle
On October 22, 2012

Avoid the blah, blah! By keeping to a few simple principles you can transform your communication and business performance. How many times each day do we senior executives send out messages, stand in front of our teams to announce something, present to clients or prepare proposals for key decisions? If you are like me, then […]

Posted by Gavin Pommernelle
On September 21, 2012

The level of spending in Human Capital is a decision that business leaders regularly confront. This expenditure can be in the form of the number of people; the way they are paid and rewarded; what training and development is provided; and how the organization is structured. Additionally, there is a range of related measures that […]

Posted by Gavin Pommernelle
On August 28, 2012

“Don’t you think [our newly appointed executive] would be concerned if we suggested that they work with an executive coach? Would they not think we had concerns about their capability to do the job?” These questions were raised by a client recently as we discussed how to set this new executive up for success. It […]

Posted by Gavin Pommernelle
On August 15, 2012

Two weeks of intense promotion, media coverage and exceptional athletic achievements have culminated in deep national pride across many nations following the London 2012 Olympic Games. Great Britain too has a lot to be proud of, in both the organizational aspects of the games as well as the performances of its athletes. In the article, […]

Posted by Gavin Pommernelle
On August 1, 2012

“Passed Over for CEO Role, Ross Levinsohn Exits Yahoo” (adage.com) “Yahoo! number two exec quits after passed over” (Times LIVE) How many times have you seen this happen, especially in senior appointments? What is the real cost to a business, apart from the often extremely high severance? Is it inevitable or is there another way? […]

Posted by Gavin Pommernelle
On July 17, 2012

“I can’t quite describe who the right person will be. I’ll just know it when I see them.“ How often do we hear this phrase, from people who need to fill a key leadership role? The risks of this are numerous. You make a decision without a reference to the businesses’ needs. You tend to […]

Posted by Gavin Pommernelle
On July 6, 2012

There are as many approaches and nuances to leadership as there are leaders. One of these is from Sheryl Sandberg, the new board member and the COO of Facebook. While addressing the Harvard Business School graduating class recently, Sandberg shared her view on leadership communication (Sheryl Sandberg Addresses the Class of 2012). She talked about […]

Posted by Gavin Pommernelle
On June 29, 2012

I attended two separate presentations by two highly respected authors, Malcolm Gladwell and Jim Collins, at this week’s SHRM annual conference in Atlanta, GA. They gave insights into the ongoing need for highly effective leaders, while recognizing a paradigm shift as the millennial generation prefers to rely on a social network that is much more […]

Posted by Gavin Pommernelle
On January 6, 2012

Human Resource Management International Digest Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe an award winning training program at international market-research company Synovate. Design/methodology/approach – The reasons for the program, the form it took and the results it has achieved are explained. Findings – The paper details how […]

Keynote at the IPM Annual Convention, South Africa

Communicating Effectively as a Senior Executive

Fundamentally Changing the Talent Investment Debate

The Case for New Executive Coaching

How to keep the passion?

Why does the unsuccessful internal candidate have to leave?

Do you really know what good looks like?

Leading through Communication

Two contradictory perspectives on leadership?

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