Letting its people loose on social media with such freedom that onlookers were "aghast" helped an employer tap into one of the greatest marketing tools at its disposal, its co-founder says.
A review, conducted after Senate hearings laid bare KPMG's workplace culture issues, has concluded that "people leadership is not sufficiently valued in practice by the firm".
Even the best organisational systems and processes can become powerless in the face of behavioural norms that are "obeyed but not discussed", a culture and leadership specialist says.
Extravagant Christmas parties that employees looked forward to in the past might not hit the right mark this year, so employers should carefully consider what type of experience they're trying to curate, according to a corporate events expert.
After setting a goal of having at least one mental health first aid officer on every site, an employer has made mental health conversations a seamless part of its culture, and says this helps to "insulate" employees from their psychologically challenging work.
A culture of endless striving without periods of consolidation is one of the two root causes of today's exhausted and ineffective workforce, a leadership specialist says.
The best way to deal with a workplace conflict depends on the level of trust and shared values between the parties, as what works in one situation can spell disaster in another, according to a workplace commentator.
This year has seen a "big spike" in the proportion of employees intending to change jobs, and new levers are emerging as key retention drivers, an employee experience specialist says.
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