HR Myth #12: "HR is just admin work... no need for a people strategy."
6 October 2025Employee Perspective “I felt like a number, when I joined, HR handled my offer letter, payroll, then... no one checked in” “No talk about career plan…
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HR Myth #11: "We can't afford to train people, they might leave ; some left after being trained"
18 September 2025I hear this a lot. “Why invest in training? What if we train them and they leave?” “Better they learn on the job. Saves time and cost.” But here’s a…
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HR Myth #10: "Annual appraisals are enough"
17 September 2025Here’s a classic line I hear from bosses. Yesterday we talked about the need for Performance Reviews, which led to today's, how much is enough? Emplo…
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HR Myth #9: "We don't need performance reviews. We give feedback all the time."
15 September 2025Employee Perspective “Am I doing ok or failing silently?” “I’ve been working here for over a year, show up early, stay back when needed, take initiat…
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HR Myth #8: We hire based on Attitude. JD? "What's that?Apa tuu?!"
9 September 2025Employee Perspective “I thought I was doing the right thing…” “During my interview, they said attitude more important, I'll be trained on the rest” “…
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HR Myth #7: “Giving feedback means being too harsh better not say anything."
2 September 2025Employee Perspective “Nobody tells me anything until it’s too late.” “No one ever told me there was a problem.” “Then suddenly, my boss pulled me in…
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HR Myth#6: “If they really want the job...they'll accept any offer."
25 August 2025Employee Perspective “I wanted the job… but I felt undervalued.” “I went through 2 interviews, did a case study, really liked the team.” “Offer came…
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HR Myth#5: “HR is the boss's job...we don't need a dedicated person."
18 August 2025Employee Perspective “I didn’t know who to turn to.” “When I first joined, everything was handled directly by the boss, offer letter, salary, leave,…
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🧨 Myth #4: “𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳...“
12 August 2025>>> 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂.” 🤔 🎭 𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗬𝗘𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 I get it. We’ve all heard it. “You can’t be too friendly with your staff.” “If you’re…
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