If employers want to maximise their learning and development return on investment, they need to take a strategic, balanced, long-term approach, says AHRI national president Peter Wilson.
It's time for HR people to stand up, take responsibility, take some risks, and do some experiments, according to Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies and leader of more than 72,000 IT professionals in 29 countries.
The types of career conversations that were traditionally held during outplacement processes are now becoming more common in retention and engagement strategies, says talent management expert, Rosemarie Dentesano.
Manager/employee relationships require four components to work in sync in order to thrive and boost business outcomes, says business psychologist Sebastian Salicru.
According to a recent Australia Institute study, millions of workers "donate" unpaid overtime to their employers on a regular basis - but employees who work longer don't necessarily work harder, warns RMIT professor of employment relations Dr Sandra Jones.
Spreading compensation evenly lets managers avoid difficult conversations with average and low performers, but can cause top contributors to lose motivation and leave, say remuneration experts at Taleo Research.
Very few organisations are effectively interviewing employees after their first three months in a job to determine whether they are likely to stay, according to organisational psychologist Lenore Lambert.
2010 was an interesting year for HR professionals - the economy was in recovery-mode, but this brought with it the challenge of how to quickly boost depleted teams and motivate disengaged staff to better performance. The remaining provisions of the Fair Work Act came into effect, adding a whole layer of uncertainty to HR's responsibilities, along with new legal risks.
Good communication to employees about pay and rewards can provide the same - and more - benefits to employers as actually increasing pay levels, new research shows.
Some employers have successfully stepped up to the task of managing psychosocial safety, but in many other workplaces, initiatives are falling flat. Join us for an HR Daily webinar to understand what's holding back progress in this critical space and how to move forward.
