Category: Strategic HR

Struggling to get out of fire-fighting mode? These tips can help HR work in more proactive ways while also remaining responsive to business needs.
To level up your team’s ability to make data-driven HR decisions, start by finding your best analysts, decision enablers and strategic consultants.
To mark this year’s International HR Day, HRM spoke with HR leaders from four different countries about the pressing challenges they are facing and their strategies to navigate the current world of work. 
AHRI’s latest Quarterly Work Outlook report reveals that Australia’s skills gap is harming productivity, with high turnover predicted to be a key cause.
An evidence-based approach allows HR practitioners to enhance decision-making, manage risk and increase their impact. What does this approach look like in practice, and how can HR get started?
Gravitas and influence don’t come naturally to a lot of people. They are qualities most need to shape and hone over time. An executive presence expert shares some tips for HR.
Middle managers are arguably the backbone of any organisation. But the job can be a tough one. Here’s how HR can help.
An experienced Chair and non-executive director outlines the strategic impact HR leadership can have at a board level.
The key to building effective and strategic relationships at work is to make them safe, vital and repairable, says coaching expert Michael Bungay Stanier. To get there, you can have a keystone conversation with your team.
We might think innovation is the key to our nation’s sluggish productivity levels, but it actually has more to do with poor management capabilities.
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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?