Connecting the dots between people and business strategies requires people leaders to become more curious about their organisation's other functions, HR executives say.
HR professionals often find themselves involved in business politics whether they like it or not, and building the skills to navigate this area is an important but overlooked factor.
The "dark side" of hybrid working is becoming more apparent, but this calls for HR to explore and address it rather than shun new ways of working, a leadership and talent specialist says.
In an environment of increasing employee anxiety, poorly managed workplace conversations are causing communication breakdowns and bullying accusations, a workers' compensation expert says.
After moving communications from quarterly town halls to weekly briefings, Bpay's HR team has much better insights about the business and its employees, its chief people leader says.
The conversations about culture, values, and work styles that employers ask at the recruitment stage should continue throughout the employment lifecycle, a workplace advisor says.
Analytics, AI and automation might not be HR's "natural habitat", but with training and support to take some myth out of it, they can experiment and optimise "moments that matter", says a transformation expert.
An employer that opted for a 'no rules' approach to hybrid work has since found employees want more structure and guidance around what is expected of them in new ways of working.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
