Only one in 10 Australian organisations have leaders who accept accountability for their team's performance, according to a management consultant and former Olympic medallist. Also in this article: why loneliness is a workplace issue; the breakdown in company values; regulating the future of work; and more.
Offering employees unlimited leave has the potential to build greater trust and accountability in teams if clear guidelines are in place, consulting firm Quinton Anthony has found.
Discrepancies between employers' reported cultures and their reality are in the spotlight, with regulators zeroing in on the risk factors linked to corporate and individual misconduct.
Employers have been talking about engagement for too long, and there's a better way to assess whether employees will fully invest in their organisations, according to Mercer global solutions leader for talent, Kate Bravery.
An employee who argued she was "doomed to fail" has lost her unfair dismissal claim. Also in this article, the top complaints managers make about summer workplace behaviour; "fascinating" findings about workaholics' engagement; employees disconnected to purpose and values; and more.
"Relentless" communication and effort has helped BankVic shift its employee engagement from just 24 per cent two years ago to the top quartile, its award-winning HR leader says.
Organisations are spending millions of dollars on HR technology that is failing to make employees happier or more engaged, according to global talent management expert Josh Bersin.
Almost 80 per cent of the global workforce are positive about their employment experience, but too many organisations still focus on engagement as a major problem to be fixed, says a leading employee experience specialist.
A major employer is reporting higher retention and job satisfaction after launching an initiative to help employees at all levels harness their strengths and reach their leadership potential.
A minority of Australian employees see a strong alignment between their employer's brand and their own experience of the workplace, while six specific types of manager are most likely to cause employees to leave, according to new research.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
