Employers can significantly save on retrenchment costs - and reap other benefits - by setting up an internal redeployment function, but they're likely to encounter seven big obstacles, says Suncorp recruitment manager Davin D'Silva.
Organisations should foster ways for employees to share ideas - even when they can't all be used - because "being heard" is what counts in terms of engagement, says Transitions Optical Australia and New Zealand director Eric Breda.
Most employers recognise the need to be aware of cultural idiosyncrasies when doing business in other countries; but when it comes to doing business with men and women, important differences are all too often overlooked, says neuroleadership expert Silvia Damiano.
The GFC reduced employee trust in all businesses, but organisational ethics are what's needed to restore it, and address wasted productivity and internal politicking, says engagement expert and author, Omer Soker.
Leading organisations - in terms of growth and productivity - share three key characteristics that set them apart from the rest, according to research involving more than 1,000 decision-makers.
A law firm with offices in multiple states is using video conferencing technology to make centralised learning and development sessions a far more engaging, collaborative experience.
In a world that naturally rewards extroverts, leaders often see introversion as something that should be changed or managed, but according to Myers Briggs practitioner and workshop facilitator Jan Terkelsen, the gifts of introversion are exactly what the workplace needs.
Not all social and collaborative learning has to be high-tech to be successful, but if employers try to structure learning that isn't social, the benefits will be limited, says workforce learning expert Elliott Masie.
It's easy to keep employees engaged with their work when critical imperatives are involved, but "business engagement" should exist even when they aren't, says HR Daily Community blogger Michael Hall.
HR managers who think they can ignore international trends because the organisation they work for isn't global "probably need to be considering their career options", says ManpowerGroup Australia and New Zealand managing director, Lincoln Crawley.
