The benefits of collaboration will go unrealised if team members don't work in three key ways to respect each other's time and ensure their combined productivity, according to executive productivity coach Dermot Crowley.
A Sydney employer's workers are an estimated 40 minutes "better off" each day thanks to a new office layout - and a new approach to technology - designed to increase engagement, productivity, collaboration, and creativity.
An employer that "turned the world of work upside-down" for its people - moving them to a dramatically different space after 25 years in the same building, and introducing a whole new approach to technology - is observing productivity gains and cost savings after just three months.
Many of the difficulties employees face at work - from information overload to tensions between co-workers - can be eased with mindfulness training, according to workplace consultancy The Potential Project.
A staff-driven "hackathon", where employees develop, produce and market a new product in 48 hours, has helped online employment company Seek tangibly demonstrate its EVP and increase staff engagement in the process.
Shared ownership of ideas is one of the key tenets of Cirque du Soleil's success, as all employees work better when given a "share in the pot", says the circus's former director of creation.
Gender diversity in an organisation is relatively easy to measure. But measuring whether a workplace is inclusive towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) employees is not so simple.
The challenges of managing work from home and employee flexibility aren't a new phenomenon brought about by the internet - new research shows many aspects of the discussion around 'telework' haven't changed in 40 years.
The majority of hiring managers believe their teams are being led with shared accountability, but the teams themselves feel the opposite is true, new research shows.
Workplace bullying complaints continue to pose significant challenges for employers, including where the behaviour doesn't meet the legal definition of bullying or the threshold to make a claim. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand key lessons from cases where bullying complaints interact with other claims and issues.
What constitutes "best practice" when managing neurodiversity at work is evolving all the time. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to learn how to embed neuroinclusive practices into HR programs and every stage of the employment lifecycle.
