Category: Strategic HR
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To move organisations through disruption, HR must sit at the helm of workforce agility, actively redesigning work and embracing the skills-powered organisation to stay ahead, says Mercer’s global advisory leader Kate Bravery.
More than 9 in 10 employees experience regular workplace friction, finds a recent report, with factors like technology and change creating hidden obstacles to performance and morale. Use these tips to tackle friction at its source.
Feedback is a cornerstone of growth, but for many leaders, it’s also a blind spot. These strategies can help leaders develop the self-awareness and curiosity needed to take constructive feedback in their stride.
What does it take to succeed at the boardroom table? Five seasoned board members with HR credentials offer candid insights to help HR leaders step confidently into board-facing roles.
AHRI’s research shows Australian businesses are contending with the ‘5R effect’ – recruitment, redundancy, reorganisation, reskilling and retention all happening at once. To understand how HR can respond to this complex environment, HRM spoke with Deloitte’s CHRO to learn how she is approaching this challenge.
A new report paints a picture of a workforce in flux, where recruitment, retention, reorganisation, reskilling and redundancies are unfolding simultaneously. In this environment, HR’s role is to provide clarity and direction – ensuring organisations can navigate immediate pressures while building long-term capability.
In part two of this case study, HOYTS Chief People Officer outlines how she got stakeholder buy-in for a refreshed employee value proposition (EVP).
To fix Australia’s persistently sluggish productivity levels, we need to address competition barriers and enable smarter regulation, technology adoption and flexible workforce strategies, says economist Paul Bloxham.
At AHRI’s National Convention and Exhibition, HRM heard directly from HR practitioners about where they hope to see the national productivity conversation go from here.
We often respond to an increasingly complex world with increasingly complex thinking. But business thought leader Richard Gerver believes people leaders should strip it back, trust their instincts and embrace childlike curiosity.
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HOW TO
A HR practitioner offers a range of thought-provoking questions to help you plan your next career move.
Keep these tips in mind to ensure your organisation’s probation periods go beyond being a tick-box exercise and become a driver of strong culture and high performance.
From building your case in advance to avoiding the trap of false politeness, use these strategies to help you engage in constructive dissent at the executive level.
LEGAL
Workplace investigations are meant to resolve harm, but they’re increasingly becoming a potential source of it. With courts beginning to hold employers accountable for psychosocial risks created during the investigation process itself, two work health and safety lawyers outline key issues for HR to consider.
AI is helping workers research, build and articulate workplace complaints with legal precision – and employers are scrambling to keep up.
Almost one million Australians now hold more than one job. But what if an employee’s second job interferes with their work or their employer’s interests? Here are two FWC cases that clarify how far employers can go to restrict secondary employment.
With the minimum wage and award increases fast approaching, here’s how HR can help their organisations to assess their options.
