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Leaders can build stronger, more cohesive teams by incorporating six key behaviours into their interactions, and by changing their habits, can help people do more with less, according to neuroscientist and business consultant Dr Jenny Brockis.

Involving employees in decision making has known benefits, but not every decision warrants consultation, and leaders should be strategic when asking for input, according to change management specialist and coach Donna Meredith.

Coffee breaks and social chats might be the most common ways that workers re-energise between work tasks, but they're not the best strategies, new research shows.

Employers should tailor their motivation techniques for the changing nature of work, not a shift in the generations undertaking it, says an HR analytics expert.

• Eight strategies for engaging and retaining older workers
  
• "Purely decorative" competencies a common problem
  
• Unclear job ads a major gripe for jobseekers
  
• Video gaining popularity in recruitment

New research showing that an employee's personality accounts for a large proportion of their engagement at work has implications for the way employers assess and select their staff, according to psychologist Andrew Marty.

A common sense of purpose and a commitment to transparency have helped the Australian branch of a global organisation achieve 'Best Employer' accreditation status for a third year running.

Committing to "better" change management has helped one employer maintain award-winning engagement scores despite the uncertainty that comes with new ownership, says its CEO.

The adage that you have to 'get the right people on the bus' overlooks the fact that leaders are usually the problem when business performance takes a wrong turn, says Conscious Capitalism Institute co-founder Raj Sisodia.

Employers are jeopardising their success in many ways by paying scant regard to how they treat job applicants, according to Workible directors Alli Baker and Fiona Anson.