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Workplaces lack the leaders employees "yearn for" partly because those with noble goals don't pursue promotions, but HR can foster change by reframing power and leadership, an executive coach says.

Workplaces that intensively monitor performance increase the likelihood of their employees de-prioritising valuable discretionary work, an Australian researcher warns.

Amid unrelenting cost-of-living pressure and its ongoing impact on employees, many employers continue to overlook a key way to support employees' wellbeing, an expert says.

If employers want their remote workers to feel valued and connected, leaders must deliberately create opportunities for virtual social interactions, a leadership and communications specialist says.

Employees aren't just at risk of burnout due to current rates of workplace change; they're also suffering from mental exhaustion, and this makes it impossible to raise performance and productivity, according to an organisational psychologist.

Workforce costs are becoming a major risk to employers' return on their AI investment, and many organisations are yet to consider the full range of potential impacts, an HR advisor says.

So much information is "beamed" at employees every day that it can be easy for them to switch off; but by communicating less like robots and more like humans, leaders can harness attention and build engagement, a communications specialist says.

Incentive-based contracts may be sending signals of distrust, and could unintentionally undermine the culture of professionalism and honesty in an organisation, a new study suggests.

By focusing on the values that drive them, leaders become less vulnerable to external pressures and expectations, and can be more effective in their roles, a development and transformation specialist says.

Amid increasing reports of burnout, a positive psychology specialist is calling on employers to take a strengths-based approach to redesigning work.