Throughout the M&A process, decision-makers must maintain absolute clarity about the kind of people and culture they want to retain, or risk a disappointing result, says Lee Hecht Harrison managing director Bruce Anderson.
Structured interviews can help guard against gender bias during recruitment, but employers also need to use slightly different processes when dealing with unsuccessful internal candidates in order to improve gender diversity, according to new research.
Employers that create effective workforce strategies for the future and build a "mission-critical talent pipeline" have a major competitive advantage over their counterparts, but many organisations are still operating with half-baked strategies, according to new research from Manpower.
A new national study on well-paid FIFO workers in the mining industry has found nearly half intend to change jobs in the near future despite a high level of general job satisfaction.
Company restructures have triggered hiring activity in the HR sector recently, according to the latest Robert Walters HR market update, which predicts greater demand for generalist skill sets in coming months.
Employers that want to keep pace with the rest of the world must adapt their organisations to welcome employees from different cultural backgrounds, but too many expect immigrants and foreign workers to simply 'fit in', says growth strategist and culture specialist Pamela Young.
Good managers are born, not made, but when people without this ability are promoted into management roles they use manipulation and politics to get by, often with devastating effects on employee engagement, says the CEO of global research company Gallup Consulting.
Benefits such as flexi-time and time off in lieu are now so prevalent that they're no longer considered a significant competitive advantage - but this doesn't mean they're unimportant, says Mercer Pacific talent business leader Garry Adams.
The most important metrics an organisation can measure are those with definite line of sight to the bottom line, says Intellectual Capital Consulting co-founder and chief performance officer Cathy Missilldine.
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