Dear Colleagues,
News flashes
Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management
February 2012
183September
2013
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Our Spring Mini-Strategic Indaba on Monday provided an excellent
overview of what we are busy with and have achieved over the past six
months. The overarching theme was: LET US GO AND MAKE A LASTING
DIFFERENCE THROUGH THE STUDENTS WE GROW, DEVELOP AND EQUIP!
That will require leadership at all levels and areas in IPPM.
Thank you for the tremendous effort and dedication that have gone into
making these outcomes possible. The things ahead are just as exciting.
Thank you also to our leaders for your presentations. Wow what a team!!
All the presentations/documents have been put on our SharePoint.
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The SABPP – under the visionary leadership of Marius Meyer as CEO who
was a member of IPPM - launched South Africa’s first national HR Standards
on 20-21 August 2013 at the Silverstar
Casino. Approximately 500 HR managers,
directors and professionals approved the
13 HR standards as follows: Strategic
HRM; Talent management; HR Risk
Management; Workforce planning;
Learning & Development; Performance
management; Reward; Wellness;
Employment Relations Management; Organisation Development; HR
Service Delivery; HR Technology; and HR Measurement. Each standard
contain a definition, objectives, implementation strategy and general notes.
Various multinational and listed companies presented case studies on the
use of the standards within the corporate and public sectors.
We are one of four universities who have already adopted these standards
into our teaching. Well done to Cookie and the HRM Programme team!
As Cookie was quoted in the Pretoria News: “Finally, we can now claim the
HR function can be professionalised in a standardised manner.”
 Mark Bussin have been appointed on to another Presidential Commission
and will serve with the previous Chief Justice, the Honourable Judge Sandile
Ngcobo on the Presidential Remuneration Review Commission. This will
involve reviewing the HR practices, conditions of employment and
remuneration systems, methodologies and levels for about 1,4 million civil
servants. It should take about 8 months to
complete.
On another note Mark’s son James turned 1
recently. How time flies!
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Prof Willem Schurink presented workshops on qualitative research methods
to the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pretoria at Weskoppies
Hospital on 10 and 17 May 2013. Prof Christa Krüger, Head of Research at
the Department writes: "Both the first workshop on ‘Designing and
proposing qualitative research’ and the second workshop on ‘Qualitative
data analysis’ were excellent in terms of content, and very well presented.
The feedback from the staff members, that attended, was overwhelming
positive. With all the important information that you covered in the
workshops everyone feels well-equipped to engage in qualitative research.
And the congruent way in which you conveyed the training inspired us.
Many of the problems in the field of Psychiatry call for qualitative research
approaches. We therefore really appreciate the valuable contribution that
you made to research in our Department! We look forward very much to
the planned continued collaboration in individual student projects".
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September
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This past weekend my company, Beatroot Productions, participated in a
filmmaking project called the 48HourFilmProject for filmmakers to make a
movie in 48 hours.
It was a gruesome weekend, with no sleep and continuous work. I still
haven’t recovered from it. On the upside, we shot an intense drama called
“Uncarved” which will be screening at the Rosebank Ster-Kinekor Cinema
Nouveau on the following dates and times:
Tuesday 24th Sep - 20h00
Thursday 26th Sep - 17h30
Saturday 28th Sept - 17h30
Sunday 29th Sept - 20h00
Tickets are R40 per screening and will be available from next week Monday,
16 September at Ster-Kinekor Cinema Nouveau at Rosebank Mall and on
their website: http://www.sterkinekor.com/#/home/
I humbly urge everyone to come as this was my company’s first film and all
the support will be appreciated. Not to mention, on the night the audience
have to vote for their favourite film that stands a chance of winning a grand
prize. Even if mine wasn’t your favourite, let’s vote for “Uncarved”. - Sizwe
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Deon’s article, “Dimensionality of the 9-item Utrecht Work Engagement
Scale (UWES–9),” has now been published with Ammons
Scientific. Congratulations Deon!
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The UJ First Year Top Achievers Ceremony 2013 took place on Friday, 13
September 2013 in the Sanlam Auditorium, Kingsway Campus. In essence,
the students received a Certificate from the VC to acknowledge their
excellent performance. CONGRATULATIONS to everyone, well done!
BCom HRM
Bianca L Fisher
Talia D Fisher
BA HRM
Gontse Foko
National Dip HRM
Shilela P Lewele
Oda T Monyai
Onikwa Mtshakaci
BCom Ind Psych
Evelyn G Nyahando
Nkateko J Nyalungu
Jade Peach
Khanyisile S Sangweni
Congratulations to our Qualification Leaders concerned. Well done.
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 Carin is back at work from maternity leave. Welcome back Carin. We
hope you enjoyed your time with little Joshua.
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As can be seen on the photo we are a thriving
department with three new babies who
arrived this year.
Rochelle, Carin and Anita congratulations to
you and your families.
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The Leadership Programme had a most valuable and stimulating
Programme Advisory Committee meeting last week. Intense discussions
about the Programme’s intent and direction, as well as leadership
challenges were had. Well done to Magda and her team.
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Congratulations to SWC for the success of
their Culture Day. Well done and THANK
YOU to Grace for her participation.
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Four colleagues put themselves forward for
the 2013 2nd semester round of promotions:
To Associated Professors: Magda and Aletta and
To Senior Lecturers: Carolina and Cookie.
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After a really intense, face-to-face Faculty Review Panel attended
individually by Prof Daneel, Prof Gert, Prof Jane and myself itwas decided
that at this point in time Cookie and Carolina fully meet/exceeds the
promotional criteria for promotion and can be put forward to Senex to be
considered for promotion.
Once Senex approves that they may be considered for promotion, they
will appear before a Promotion Panel. This Panel will occur before the
end of the year. Congratulations to Carolina and Cookie for being over the
first hurdle. We wish you the very best for the next steps.
The step up to Associate Professor, as the first entry into the professorial
ranks, is really steep. Though Aletta and Magda did not make the cut this
time, the Review Panel was fully convinced that our colleagues have what
it takes to become Professors but is not quite ready, given the stringent
requirements. The Panel believe they would be ready probably within the
next 6 to 12 months. Let us give Magda and Aletta our full support as they
work towards meeting the criteria. We are with you all the way!
We really need more Senior Lecturers and Associate Professors in IPPM.
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Wilfred has to, himself, forward to be considered for the 2013 VC
Distinguished Award for Outstanding Researcher of the Year. We are with
you all the way, Wilfred. We know ‘You are the Best!’
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Our Notice Boards look a bit staid and tired currently. Can we give
them a boost and fresh look, please.
Food for thought:
“A kind word is like a spring day”
(Russian proverb)
“Our aspirations are our possibilities and opportunities”
(Slightly adapted from Robert Browing)
Where the heart is willing, it will find a thousand ways. But where it is
unwilling, it will find a thousand excuses”
(Indonesian Proverb)
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Wish you well in gearing up to the end of the 2nd semester and year.
“Be the Best”.
Regards
Theo