An employer on a mission to become "the healthiest workplace" started by asking its 4,000 employees, "What if work didn't feel like work?", a conference heard this week.
Being clear on why an organisation wants to host an end-of-year event helps ensure HR plays more than a compliance role, an experienced consultant says.
As more of its work is outsourced to AI, there's "a significant risk" HR could lose its standalone strategic status and instead become "an operational function that uses technology to execute on the strategies of others", an advisor warns.
Some employers have successfully stepped up to the task of managing psychosocial safety, but in many other workplaces, initiatives are falling flat or worse, adding new risks. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand why some approaches are failing, and how to achieve real progress in this critical space.
CEOs are expecting AI to help organisations achieve new efficiencies in 2026, and it will, but HR leaders should be priming them to anticipate inefficiency first, a Gartner director warns.
Removing roadblocks for other people should be a key focus for leaders, according to an advisor who calls on leaders to embrace the "service" element of their role.
The concept of 'nudging' isn't new, but most HR functions haven't yet embraced technology that can help influence day-to-day behaviour in ways that boost productivity and improve the employee experience.
Leaders at Hoyts and Toll Group are among those recognised in recent HR-related awards ceremonies, while the past quarter has also seen movement in employment law firms and HR tech providers.
The best leaders have people around them who challenge them with good intent, but leaders are now also more able to play "devil's advocate" themselves, according to an experienced coach.
