UP HR expert elected to lead Academy of Management’s Gender and Diversity division

Posted on August 14, 2020

Prof Jenny Hoobler from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Human Resource Management has been selected as the Program Chair-Elect of the Academy of Management’s (AOM) Gender and Diversity in Organizations (GDO) division.

It’s time to get real: Leadership lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on August 06, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is revealing that the leaders who are “winning” the war against the virus and the hearts and minds of followers are not the blustering, direct-now-and-think-later leaders of the pre-pocalypse. The leaders who are winning during the pandemic are the ones who are...

TAKE 5 with TIFFANY

Posted on June 17, 2020

Academic Achievers Profile: Tiffany Webster Award: Best achievement for MCom Industrial Psychology, sponsored by the South African Board for People Practices

TAKE 5 with HESTI

Posted on May 29, 2020

Academic Achievers Profile: Hesti Groenewald Award: Best Community Project for BCom Honours in Industrial Psychology, sponsored by the Department of Human Resource Management, University of Pretoria

Five things you must do to get ready to work at the office again

Posted on May 26, 2020

Yes, lockdown will end eventually. Follow these simple tips to physically and mentally prepare to get back to business as usual. Those fortunate enough to weather the storm will pack up their laptops and return to the office. But, what’s that? You’ve let yourself go a wee bit? And...

TAKE 5 with SUNÉ

Posted on May 22, 2020

Academic Achievers Profile: Suné van Huyssteen Award: Best achievement for research honours modules, sponsored by the Institute for People Management Suné van Huyssteen completed her honours degree in Industrial Psychology at the University of Pretoria and is currently busy with her first...

TAKE 5 with TEAGAN

Posted on May 15, 2020

Academic Achievers Profile: Teagan Routledge Award: Best Community Project for BCom Honours in Industrial Psychology, sponsored by the Department of Human Resource Management, University of Pretoria

Will working from home boost gender equality?

Posted on May 12, 2020

My friend (I’ll call him Jon) shared with me an incident that happened to him last week. He was on a video call at home when his daughter ran in (on screen), howling, with a bloodied elbow. While tears from a seven-year-old aren’t remarkable, what is remarkable is how Jon’s team...