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An organisation's pet-friendly workplace policy helps it to attract talent, and creates connections that foster collaboration, its people leader says.

New studies help to explain why return-to-office and flexible work policies often fail to achieve their desired outcomes.

Busy schedules and constant activity are often mistaken for productivity, but what "truly" sets professionals apart is the ability to concentrate deeply and intentionally, an innovation expert says.

Meaningful inclusion and the psychological safety it engenders aren't created through strategic initiatives or training, but through hundreds of "small, intentional acts that accumulate into trust, safety and belonging", an HR and leadership consultant says.

When managers can clearly explain the links between an organisation's financial performance, budget, and remuneration decisions, pay review conversations become an engagement tool rather than a source of disappointment, according to a leadership advisor.

Amid all the current "noise about technology", organisations should be considering how to upgrade their "human operating systems", by changing their workplace rituals, according to work futurist Dom Price.

Employees' perceptions of their employers' intentions in offering wellbeing initiatives play a big part in shaping the programs' outcomes, according to new research.

The age-old problem that employees "don't behave in the way [employers] expect them to" can partly be attributed to organisations relying on values that are far too vague, a culture consultant says.

Increasing employee demands and expectations associated with the 'me economy' are understandable, but they're also unsustainable, according to a workplace culture specialist.

Most HR practitioners want their employee surveys to return positive findings, but if all the feedback is good, it suggests a problem with trust in the organisation, a specialist says.