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A diversity program run by men, for men, has helped one Australian employer shift the mindset that flexible work arrangements are only for female employees.

A company that created and released a new product in record time says it could not have achieved the feat without first investing in its culture.

Planning and implementing are the cornerstones of an effective restructuring process, but organisations often miss a crucial third step: embedding the change, according to PepsiCo Australia and New Zealand HR director, Shiona Watson.

The Royal Australian Navy has reduced the incidence of inappropriate workplace behaviour, and overcome recruitment and retention issues, through a long-running cultural reform project.

Some of Samsung's HR practices over the past 20 years might seem extreme, but they have transformed the company into a world leader in innovation, according to Seoul University professors Jaeyong Song and Kyungmook Lee.

A government department that replaced a dull, six-hour slide-show induction with an interactive program says new starters are finally coming away with the knowledge they need to hit the ground running.

Empowering workers with an employee-driven learning program helped one employer significantly boost its employee engagement and reduce customer complaints.

Succession planning isn't usually a matter of life and death, but in the Royal Marine Commandos a system ensuring it's never "headless" in the heat of battle is essential, according to a senior officer.

Promoting junior employees into management roles gives other young workers a living, breathing example of the career path available to them, which can encourage them to pursue the same progression, according to a veteran from high-profile youth employer McDonald's Australia.

FedEx Express Australia fills the majority of its management roles through internal promotion, and attributes the success of its leaders to development programs offered before they are promoted, according to Australasian managing director, Kim Garner.