Communication, collaboration & innovation | Page 9 (623 items)

Employers are investing heavily in AI-based transformations, but research suggests employees' perceptions about their work environments' innovation levels has reached an "all-time low".

Conversations about employee misbehaviour and misconduct are typically not handled well, or avoided altogether, because they're "hard", but this only causes issues to escalate, a communications expert warns.

For too long, leaders have treated misbehaviour and misconduct as separate to performance issues at work, but "the world is waking up", a communication specialist says.

Poor decision-making from the top is common and costly, according to an executive coach who reminds leaders, "you are not smarter than the group".

Implementing AI and other new technology only increases productivity if the time saved is put to good use, according to a workplace advisor calling for more strategic HR in this space.

It's wise to expect defensiveness when preparing for a performance conversation, and certain strategies help keep the discussion on track, a communications expert says.

The definition of too much or too little control, or too much or too little connection, can vary greatly between workplace relationships, according to specialists in the field.

An HR leader investigating how time is spent in her organisation says a crucial part has been convincing employees the process is about helping them work at their "highest agency", and not about making roles redundant.

A global head of talent with more than 25 years' experience in the field expects all her HR business partners to be proficient when it comes to talking about three things: the company's product, customers, and P&L.

It can be difficult for leaders to hold employees accountable for poor performance or behaviour when they haven't made it "really clear" what their expectations are, according to a communications specialist.