The culp Chronicles

Lewin’s Equation: What does this mean for employee engagement

By admin Culture & People News, Talent Management Apr 27, 2020

For those of us, employers and individuals alike that are expecting the same results as pre-Covid or pre-lockdown performance figures. You are going to be bitterly disappointed. That disappointment will likely lead to a myriad of reactions in a typical organisation which could look something like this: Traditional performance management Career counselling discussions Psychological danger[…]

HR or Talent Management: What is the difference?

By admin Business, Talent Management Apr 06, 2020

The title of this blog post suggests that there is a choice. What it should really be is; HR and talent management, are you doing them both? But the reason for this blog is that there is still confusion about the difference between what HR does and what talent management is (and does). As an[…]

The Employee Experience & HR Tech – joined at the hip

By admin HR Tech, Talent Management Mar 24, 2020

An experience is defined as “an event or occurrence which leaves an impression on someone.” In HR the competence of “employee experience” is not something that is trained, or is as prolific as customer experience in marketing and branding curricula. Yet, according to Josh Bersin’s 2020 predictions employee experience is at the top of HR[…]

Is it time to shift the traditional consulting model?

By admin Business, culp Mar 23, 2020

The past week has forced me to inspect and scrutinise our business model at culp, and the consulting model in general. It has been a challenging week filled with a landscape of thoughts, feelings and emotions. I have been consciously attentive to the opportunity that lies ahead post Covid-19 whilst equally feeling the anxiety, stress[…]

Building the HR Tech stack: 5-critical steps to get you started

By admin Business, HR Tech Mar 20, 2020

Should you maximise the HR tech you currently use or start fresh? This is a difficult question to answer. Partnering with IT is critical to help you (HR) better understand the IT strategy, business pain points and to follow a standardised approach towards building the HR tech architecture that delivers to the business needs and[…]

HR Technology and why it is important

By admin HR Tech, Talent Management Mar 19, 2020

In the face of adversity (as we find ourselves in today), technology and especially HR Tech is our friend and ally. At culp in the past 3 days, we have had conversations with multiple clients from diverse industries about one common theme: “how do we provide for and engage a remote workforce?”. A significantly impactful[…]

What should Performance Management look like?

By admin Talent Management Mar 06, 2020

Contemporary Performance Management has seen a shift away from the annual feedback review to focus on improving performance through continuous feedback, coaching and support from Line Managers (LM). Peter Cheese describes this shift as “enabling higher performance from the majority” of employees, rather than managing the risk of the poor-performing minority of employees. Relevant examples[…]

Employee Engagement – the “feedback market”

By admin Talent Management Feb 03, 2020

“Engaged employees are productive employees” according to Shriar (2017). The importance of assessing and analysing employee engagement has a direct impact on the performance of the business. It is an HR tool that uncovers relevant data on employees, and their potential within the organisational culture, to be productive. These are all factors, that the employer[…]

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