How to Run a Lean Startup Without Doing Everything Yourself
Running a startup is not easy. You have so much to do that every day feels both fast and exhausting. If you’re reading this, chances are you’re doing your best to keep things moving, but you’re stretched thin. You’re replying to emails, handling sales calls, managing your team, updating spreadsheets, and trying to grow the […]
Building a Startup? Here’s How to Get Support Without Hiring Full-Time
Many startup founders quickly realise that building a business is not just about having a solid product or a great idea. The real challenge comes with handling everything else that is replying to emails, following up leads, scheduling calls, managing customers, and staying visible online. It starts small, but before long, these everyday tasks begin […]
What Makes a Performance Improvement Plan Truly Work?
Performance issues are inevitable in any workplace. Whether it’s missed deadlines, declining output, or recurring communication breakdowns, unresolved problems can cost teams time, money, and morale. Managers often hesitate to address underperformance directly until it becomes a bigger issue. That’s where a clear, structured performance improvement plan (PIP) comes in. But here’s the thing: not […]
How Time Management Tools Are Reshaping Employee Engagement Strategies
For a long time, people saw time management tools as nothing more than digital timers used to track hours. The kind of software managers used to keep tabs on who was working, when, and for how long. But that thinking has gone old and stale. These days, organizations need more than just productivity logs. They […]
How to Build a Performance Management System that Drives Improvement
Annual performance reviews have long overstayed their welcome in many organizations. They were built for a slower, more predictable kind of workplace, where roles stayed the same for years and feedback could afford to wait. But things have changed. Teams now move faster, responsibilities shift often, and expectations evolve almost overnight. The traditional performance management […]
5 Smart Ways to Make Your Hiring Process Fairer and Inclusive
Bias can unintentionally influence hiring decisions even when your intentions are good. Things like someone’s name, the way they speak, or just a gut feeling after an interview can subtly affect your judgment. Over time, these habits can lead to missed opportunities and a workforce that doesn’t reflect the diversity of talent available. Companies that […]
Why Employee Retention Starts with the Right Hire
Employee retention has become a top priority for businesses and organisations. Every resignation, especially one that comes too soon after hiring, leads to setbacks, missed targets, disrupted workflows, lost knowledge, and often, a blow to team morale. While it’s easy to focus on filling seats quickly, the true cost of hiring the wrong person is […]
How to Overcome Talent Shortage in 2025
There’s a noticeable gap between available jobs and people ready to fill them. As of November 2024, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reported 7.7 million open positions compared to just 7.1 million unemployed workers. That mismatch is causing serious hiring delays, rising labor costs, and operational strain across industries. Demand is exceeding supply, and employers […]
Introducing Dara: Your Best Interviewing Assistant
It shouldn’t be hard to hire the right candidate, yet for many recruiters, it is. The process can be exhausting, inconsistent, and riddled with unconscious biases. Time that could be better used for expanding your company or creating stronger teams can be lost sorting through mountains of applications, resolving scheduling difficulties, and performing the same […]
What Is ATS and How It Streamlines Your Hiring Process
Imagine spending nearly 20 hours a week just going through resumes. That’s like losing an entire workday not to strategizing or making decisions, but to scanning, sorting, and organizing a mountain of applications. And the problem doesn’t end there. Manual hiring processes can really drag teams down. As a recruiter, you find yourself overwhelmed by […]