Employee Retention Audit: Why Employees Leave

At Proten, we have seen businesses respond to employee turnover by increasing salaries, adding benefits, or launching engagement initiatives without first understanding what is driving people to leave. That can lead to expensive solutions that do not address the real problem.  In this guide, we’ll show you how an employee retention audit can help you […]

Performance Management Best Practices for Growing Companies

Performance management has an image problem. For many employees, it means ratings, review forms, and another quarterly check-in that feels more like a box-ticking exercise than a meaningful conversation. The best-performing companies treat performance management as an ongoing process that improves performance in real time.  Yet Deloitte found that 61 percent of managers and 72 […]

How to Hire the Right Employees for Your Business: An 8-Step Recruitment Guide

Hiring the wrong employee costs more than money. It reduces momentum. Every new hire shapes your organization’s productivity, culture, customer experience, and long-term growth. Yet many businesses, especially startups and SMEs, approach recruitment as a race to fill vacancies instead of an opportunity to strengthen their workforce. A rushed hiring decision can lead to poor […]

Top 10 HR Advisory Companies in Lagos (2026 Guide)

HR advisory is a professional consulting service that helps organisations improve the way they manage their people. Rather than handling day-to-day HR operations, HR advisors work with business leaders to develop strategies, improve processes, and solve workforce challenges that affect organisational performance. If you’re looking for the best HR advisory companies in Lagos, this guide […]

5 HR Challenges That Require Expert Advisory Support

Every growing organisation reaches a point where familiar HR issues stop being isolated incidents. Gallup found that seven in 10 employees experienced disruptive organisational change. As businesses grow, people challenges become harder to manage. High turnover, inconsistent management decisions, and ineffective performance systems are often signs of deeper organisational issues. Here are five HR challenges […]

5 HR Risks Hiding Inside Your Organisation

When we talk about HR risk, we’re not referring to isolated incidents like a difficult employee or a missed deadline.  HR risk is the possibility that decisions about people, workplace behaviours, or everyday HR processes could negatively affect your organisation’s financial performance, legal compliance, operational efficiency, or reputation. In this article, we’ll explore five HR […]

When Does HR Become Essential for Growing Nigerian SMEs?

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Nigeria’s economy. According to the National Bureau of Statistics and SMEDAN, SMEs account for over 96% of businesses in Nigeria and contribute significantly to employment across the country. In the early days of a business, HR rarely feels like a priority. The founder hires new employees, […]

Performance Management: A Complete Guide for Organisations in 2026

Picture this for a second… Your best employee, the one who consistently delivers, mentors others, and quietly holds the team together out of the blue, hands in their resignation.  When you ask why, the answer stops you cold. “I just didn’t know where I stood. I hadn’t had a real conversation about my growth in […]

How Company Culture Impacts Employee Performance

Does your team consistently hit targets, or do they clock out mentally long before they clock out physically? The answer often has little to do with individual talent and everything to do with your company culture.  Research by Deloitte found that 94% of executives and 88% of employees believe a distinct workplace culture is important […]

Succession Planning Strategy: A Guide for Growing Companies

If your Head of Operations resigned tomorrow, who would step in? If your Finance Lead accepted another offer next quarter, would performance stay stable or slow down? These are uncomfortable questions. Yet many growing companies do not have clear answers. Succession planning is not about replacing people after they leave. It is about preparing your […]