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HMI Team Building Workshop
Teams are the building blocks of an organization. Highly effective and orchestrated teams are therefore essential to the success of a business. HMI Team Building Workshop assists companies to foster team spirit and boost team performance through interactive activities and interesting group works. Customized mini-lectures are delivered to equip participants with knowledge and practical techniques of how to align goals, understand each others and resolve conflicts.
The benefits of HMI Team Building Workshop include:
ü Raising teamwork and spirit
ü Enhancing internal cooperation
ü Understanding the different roles and responsibility in a team
ü Understanding different social styles and communicationstrategies
ü Resolving team conflicts successfully
ü Enhancing communication effectiveness
ü Building harmonic relationship with others
To learn more on how HMI can help your company to foster better team environment, please email to enquiry@hmi.hk.
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Seminar - Balance Scorecard Implementation in Practice
The Treasury, The Government of HKSAR, July 30, 2008
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We are proud to announce that the seminar on Balanced Scorecad Implementation in Practice for the Treasury, The Government of HKSAR, hosted at the Hong Kong Central Library on July 30, 2008 was completed with an overwhelming success with an attendance of more than 120 people.
The seminar, delivered by Mr. Wilson Chu, Partner and Senior Consultant of HMI Consulting Limited (photo above), aimed to provide the practical tips on how to deploy corporate directives and to manage corporate and departmental performance using the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) management tool. In the seminar, Wilson shared the knowledge of using BSC in the development of annual objectives, KPIs, quantifiable targets and action plans. He also illustrated the issues of BSC implementation, such as the integration of BSC with other management systems and the potential change resistance, via case studies.
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July 2008 HR Highlights |
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A growing minority of small and medium-sized companies in Asia are turning pessimistic in their outlook for the economy in the second half of this year, an HSBC survey shows. Around the region, SMEs in Hong Kong and Vietnam have experienced the greatest downturn in business confidence, according to the survey that polled 3,008 SMEs in May. The lender’s commercial banking division has already seen some struggling manufacturers in the Peal River Delta pull out due to rising costs and an appreciating yuan. However, the bank said that, overall, SMEs were optimistic about Hong Kong as a place to do business in the south China region. Of the two-thirds of Hong Kong SMEs doing business with the Pearl River Delta, 92% expect trade to continue at current levels or grow. [Source: SCMP (B4)/ HKEJ (P10)/ HKET (A12)/ China Daily (HK-2)]
On the other hand, a survey by Hudson showed that fewer Hong Kong executives expect to expand their staffing levels this quarter when compared to the previous quarter. The survey found 42% of 746 executives expected to increase hiring in the third quarter, a drop from 57% in the previous quarter. Only 1% of those surveyed said they expected to cut staffing levels, while 71% of respondents said they had not seen any reduction of turnover in the past year. Additionally, just 13% of respondents said they could reduce salaries for new managerial hirings. 56% of employers, especially those in the banking, finance, information and legal sectors, are continuing to look for talent overseas, including the mainland. [Source: SCMP (A3)/ HKET (A4), China Daily (HK-1)]
Recent Job Cut Annoucements:
1. Casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group is shedding 270 jobs. [Source: SCMP (A4), Jul 1]
2. American Airlines announced it would axe nearly 7,000 employees by the end of the year. [Source: Xinhuanet, 3 Jul]
3. German engineering giant Siemens unveiled that 16,750 jobs would be cut worldwide, almost one-third of which would be at home. [Source: SCMP (C3)/ HKEJ (P17)/ China Daily (P17)/ Channelnewsasia.com, 9 July]
4. Northwest Airlines Corp. said it cut 2,500 jobs as a result of capacity reductions taken to address the unprecedented run-up in oil prices. [Source: Xinhuanet, 10 Jul]
5. Qantas Airways, Australia’s largest airline, will cut 1,500 jobs worldwide to cope with an almost doubling of fuel prices in the past year. [Source: SCMP (B5)/ HKEJ (P8)/ HKET (A12), 19 Jul]
6. American Airlines will cut 1,500 jobs in its maintenance division as it reduces its fleet of aircraft. [Source: SCMP (B7), 21 Jul]
7. Nationalized British bank Northern Rock said it would axe 1,300 jobs as part of a previously announced cost-cutting drive. [Source: Channelnewasia.com, Jul 31]
8. US coffee chain Starbucks announced plans to close 61 of its 84 stores in Australia within a week. [Source: SCMP (B7)/ HKEJ (P6)/ Channelnewasia.com, 30 Jul]
Disclaimer: Should there be any different views in the interpretation, please always refer to the original media source as reference. HMI Consulting accepts no liability in respect of the accuracy and truthfulness of the materials included in this newsletter.
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About HMI Consulting Limited |
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HMI Consulting is a leading HR consulting firm specializing in Performance Management, Compensation & Benefits Design, Talent Management & Business Process Improvement. With the primary focus in Hong Kong, PRC and Taiwan, our experienced consultants have worked across a wide range of industries covering Manufacturing & Industrial, Trading, Transportation & Logistics, Financial & Insurance, and the Public Sector.
Contact:
Victor Tsang
HMI Consulting Limited
20/F, Central Tower, 28 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 3627 3673
Fax: (852) 3629 1056
Email: victortsang@hmi.hk
http://www.hmi.hk
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