Category: Strategic HR
Recent research shows 64 per cent of employees feel their work environments don’t empower them to perform at their best. To achieve optimal performance in a hybrid world, it’s crucial that workplace design evolves alongside our working habits.
Ambiguity tolerance is a skill that can equip an organisation to perform and thrive in dynamic and volatile environments.
The amount of change businesses need to manage each year is increasing. At the same time, employees’ willingness to embrace change is waning.
Collaborative decision-making can be a powerful tool, but leaders should take care to ensure teams are engaging in critical thinking and not succumbing to groupthink.
AI has captured attention for its generative language and imagery, but its greatest benefit to HR may be more far-reaching. Learning how to leverage AI in unique ways can further position HR as organisational enablers.
From rushing the process to failing to consider transferable skills, here are some common hiring mistakes and steps you can take to avoid them.
Australian leaders are more optimistic about artificial intelligence at work than their global counterparts, according to a recent report. However, employee concerns about AI still pose obstacles to innovation. How can HR help build a more AI-positive culture?
Recent research reveals that within a 12-month period, half of candidates have accepted a job offer and then backed out at the last minute. How can recruiters avoid falling victim to this concerning trend?
Brenda Hawke spent her early career in major organisations, pushing boundaries and executing change, but it was a mammoth shift in her personal life that enabled her to see where she could make the biggest difference.
Neuroscience tells us that building trust requires leaders to invest in employees, redefine failure and champion shared accountability.
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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
An employee was recently awarded over $36,000 by the Fair Work Commission due to flaws in her employer’s workplace investigation process. What can HR learn from this decision?
Several recent cases heard by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) suggest verbal agreements in the workplace can carry more legal weight than some employers realise.
In a climate where diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are under scrutiny, how can HR help ensure their organisation’s gender equality targets stay on track?
Social media may be considered part of the workplace for politicians, finds NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). Where can HR draw the line in terms of their legal obligations around an employee’s online activity?
