Category: Trusted partnership

At the 15th annual Ron McCallum Debate, panellists challenged long-held assumptions about fairness and productivity. Their reflections reveal what HR practitioners should prioritise to build more inclusive, sustainable and high-performing workplaces.
With so many senior executives leaving their posts due to exhaustion and burnout, developing ‘energy intelligence’ is becoming a business-critical leadership skill.
​​With the Australian Public Service tackling the professionalisation of HR at a whole-of-system level, here’s how the Department of Finance’s CPO is ensuring her HR team is growing and stretching in the right direction.
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.
From dealing with a CEO who is dismissive of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to managing misinformation about the role of targets – three HR practitioners share their takes on common DEI scenarios. 
What does effective leadership look like in an organisation where employees aren’t driven by pay and progression alone?
A seasoned HR leader reflects on the times throughout her HR career when she worked with her executive peers to maintain wellbeing and performance amid a workforce in flux.
By understanding the story a profit and loss statement (P&L) tells about growth, costs and profitability, HR can add value to leadership conversations and ensure people initiatives align with strategic goals.
Grit isn’t about toughness or pushing harder. It’s about designing work in a way that supports sustainable performance and long-term resilience. By helping organisations normalise discomfort and reframe success, HR can protect wellbeing while building resilience.
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

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?