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Individual personalities react differently to workplace stress, and taking generalised approaches to wellbeing can do more harm than good, a Myers-Briggs psychologist says.

Leading organisations are rethinking the way they measure employees' performance in light of remote work and automation, an EY partner says.

Fewer Australian companies are involved in mergers and acquisitions this year, but HR leaders are playing a more pivotal role in the deals taking place, a specialist says.

Employees' productivity and wellbeing has improved in many organisations during remote work, but leaders are overestimating by how much, new research suggests.

Office-based employers will struggle to encourage their remote workers back unless they get rid of time-wasting meetings, according to an organisational development specialist.

Employers can actively support workers to develop healthier sleeping patterns – with flow-on effects to safety, wellbeing and productivity – using some simple tools, an expert says.

A "massive paradigm shift" is underway in employment as cost-conscious organisations opt for contracting over permanent headcount, a workforce strategy specialist says.

A spike in employee disputes in the coming months is "inevitable", but a specialist says many are avoidable if employers use proactive mediation before deciding on workplace changes.

Of the main four types of leaders that exist in the workplace, only two have the opportunity to leave a lasting impression on their teams post-pandemic, a specialist says.

A new breed of workforce strategists is emerging as organisations look more closely at their 'job architecture' ahead of major workforce transformations, according to specialists at Deloitte and Allegis Global Solutions.