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There's no question that knowledge transfer is important, but when an employee has a retirement horizon it becomes urgent. This webcast will help you engage your older knowledge experts in the activity of knowledge sharing before they leave your organisation.

In a webinar on 24 September, learn the practical steps your organisation can take to retain and transfer the knowledge of retiring Baby Boomers. Premium members should click through to request a complimentary pass, while free subscribers can upgrade their membership level here for access.

In the process of more than tripling the proportion of Millennials in its workforce, a global employer has found reverse mentoring bridges generational gaps and improves communication between workers of different experience levels, its head of HR says.

• Toxic employee costs "the tip of the iceberg"
  
• Gen Z less demanding of employers
  
• "Engagement" just a buzzword, needs renewed focus

The ability to consciously use and interpret body language can make employees better listeners and more effective negotiators, but it's a skill that many employees, and some in particular, lack, according to communications expert Karen Winfield.

• 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

Employers keen to understand the risks they face as mature-age workers retire often go about it the wrong way, according to an expert on diversity and inclusion.

Reverse mentoring is an under-rated but valuable way for companies to break down generational biases and build mutual respect between senior leaders and younger workers, according to a specialist in the field.

Employers will need to adapt their HR approaches to counter the challenges posed by the new generation of Millennials now entering the workforce, and to fully utilise their potential, says an HR executive.

Australian organisations continue to embrace online learning without taking time to ensure it focuses on achieving tangible outcomes, an expert says.