Every interaction with a team member can potentially build engagement and productivity - provided managers have sound conversational skills, says communication expert Dr Hilary Armstrong.
Economic conditions mean that prospective employees are more likely to value an attractive pay packet over a company's brand or culture when considering where they'd like to work, according to a new report.
Employers will increasingly turn to crowdsourcing over outsourcing in the next decade, according to HR experts Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd, who predict social technologies will soon become a driving force in recruitment and corporate innovation.
The correlation between engagement and performance is so well established that HR managers shouldn't find it difficult to gain top-level support for their initiatives, says Hilti managing director Jan Pacas.
Improving engagement will help a business lower its turnover, but it won't necessarily boost customer satisfaction or financial performance, says Metrus Group CEO, William Schiemann.
"Social learning" is breaking down traditional thinking about staff development and offers employers a much simpler and more cost-effective way to train their people, says Robert Yue.
Sharing an office desk among multiple workers can be a cost-efficient way of using space and resources, but employers must also consider risks that include a diminished sense of self and of belonging, warns psychologist and interior designer George Mylonas.
One of the most common traps managers fall into when organising an event is underestimating the time and resources needed to pull it off, says John Allen, foundation director of the Australian Centre for Event Management.
A New Zealand employer, whose management team consists entirely of employees who were internally promoted, says a long-standing practice of developing talent from within has been "integral" to its success.
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