Category: Talent management
Strong management capability can turbo-charge an organisation’s performance, but many middle managers report feeling demoralised at work.
Extra shifts, ad-hoc tasks and informal cover can add up, resulting in a hidden strain that endangers wellbeing. How can HR help leaders and managers recognise and address the silent workload before it leads to burnout?
Amid growing pressures around AI, experts are urging HR to become ‘ripple-effect strategists’ to uncover unforeseen risks and design work in ways that benefit both the business and its workforce. Here are three focus areas to start with.
As AI reshapes the hiring process, organisations are seeing a wave of indistinguishable, AI-generated resumes. Gamified assessments and stronger human oversight are emerging as essential tools for HR to identify genuine capability and build the teams they need.
While salary might be a powerful tool for attraction, it doesn’t drive employee satisfaction in the way many employers may assume. These three predictors matter far more.
Learn how Bank First rebuilt its entire approach to growth, capability and culture through human-centred design.
Ten years ago, career pathways in the Australian Public Service lacked visibility and consistency, making career development challenging for both employees and HR leaders. In response, it developed a new virtual tool to enable personalised, skills-based career development pathways.
- Featured, Future of Work, Organisational enablement, Section, Strategic HR, Talent management, Workforce Effectiveness
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.
In a market where long tenure often looks like stability, some HR leaders are starting to ask: What if it also hides stagnation? HRM explores how HR practitioners can identify the early signs of job‑hugging and apply strategies to re‑energise teams, reignite growth and strengthen organisational culture.
- AHRI Podcast, Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Future of Work, Organisational enablement, Section, Talent management, Workforce Effectiveness
As organisations grapple with shifting employee expectations and the rise of AI, Mercer’s Kate Bravery says it’s time to rewrite the rules of work. In the ‘people age’, loyalty looks different – and so must the way HR designs, rewards and sustains work.
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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
A case currently before the Federal Circuit Court highlights the dangers of cutthroat, “win at all costs” work cultures. But where do courts draw the line between a competitive culture and a psychosocially unsafe work environment?
Ahead of a report into the latest Closing Loopholes legislation, we ask an expert lawyer to explain the casual conversion rules in their current form.
NSW has significantly raised the legal stakes for workplace health and safety compliance, including the management of psychosocial risks. Here’s what the changes mean in practice, and their implications for employers across Australia.
The new financial year will bring changes to pay, superannuation, parental leave, psychosocial risk management and more. Here’s what these changes will mean in practice for HR.
