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Discover how performance reviews can transform from dreaded rituals into opportunities for genuine dialogue with insights from Bruce Baker, a seasoned HR expert from South Africa. Bruce offers a compelling metaphor, likening managers to orchestra conductors, guiding their teams without needing to master each instrument themselves. This episode promises to shift your perspective on performance evaluations, highlighting the vital role of empathy and understanding in fostering productive workplace dynamics and tackling sensitive topics like wages.

Join us on a journey to redefine company culture, focusing on the power of open communication to curb high employee turnover, particularly in blue-collar sectors. We emphasize the importance of viewing employees as indispensable assets, not mere expenses, and share our business model aimed at supporting startups and scaling companies. By exploring virtual group settings and collaborative mastermind groups, we reveal how these strategies can lead to innovation and a more engaged workforce, enhancing both employee satisfaction and business success.

Uncover the secrets of empowering teams through calculated risk-taking and embracing failure as a vital component of growth. Bruce Baker shares his thoughts on overcoming societal norms that inhibit creativity, urging leaders to foster an environment where employees are encouraged to learn from mistakes. Through this engaging conversation, we explore the need for lifelong learning and a shift from risk-averse leadership to a mindset that values fresh perspectives and bold ideas. Prepare to rethink your approach to management and discover how embracing these principles can elevate your team's performance and drive innovation.

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Bruce Baker explains to us how he has transitioned his business from specific “consulting and advisory” engagements to more complete “Organizational Development” work. This Candid Conversation covers the pitfalls and opportunities present for the business and the advisor when organizational development and culture change is introduced. Each of you who leads a department or a business will benefit from this conversation. It should help you be more successful in your work.

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This Candid Conversation with Bruce allows me to get further clarification to the recent blog Bruce provided saying that Lean as we know it today is dead. Does Bruce really believe this or is he being provocative and forcing us to rethink our current operations? This Podcast gets us to the bottom of this issue and Bruce ties it up rather nicely. 

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This Candid Conversation with Bruce follows upon his recent blog post - "It's Lonely and I'm My Worst Enemy.". This is the third Podcast with Bruce. Starting with his view of being a "Business Therapist" to his view on how businesses need to approach the workforce; finding, attracting, hiring, developing, retaining employees; Bruce in this Podcast deals with the Leader's and the Entrepreneur's biggest dilemma - fear of failure. In this important Candid Conversation Bruce and I explore this fear. How it comes about and what can be done to overcome it.

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Human Relations is the Practice of Managing the Human Asset in a business. In this discussion Bruce talks about establishing his business and operating as the "Business Therapist" in his role as a consultant and coach. We talk about the employees as an extension of the owner's needs and wants. How job function descriptions and performance criteria are critical in establishing clarity on what is needed and why. Don't miss this important review of developing good working relations within your business.

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Bruce and Ron talk about Human Relations, Data Sets and Data Analytics and Business Challenges.  The challenges in attracting, hiring, developing and retaining talented people. 

The conversation turns to the new work force and the importance of data sets and data analytics in business today.

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