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High-performing employers approach their rewards investment differently to other companies in five key ways, according to a new study.

An experiment that showed imagination can be a significant business asset is transforming an Australian company's approach to learning and development, and leadership.

A new survey has found coaching is highly effective in helping leaders to understand themselves and their colleagues, but less effective in developing technical and organisational skills.

In order to be personally effective and have business impact, HR managers must master six key competencies, according to a new book based on 25 years' worth of global research into the HR profession.

An understanding of how individuals make decisions is a valuable tool for HR professionals struggling to get support for workplace initiatives, according to psychologist and executive coach, Dr Grant Robertson.

Even the best leaders have weaknesses, but whether it's a lack of creativity or a problem with public speaking, many of them can be overcome - and the solution is disarmingly simple, says EnHansen Performance senior coach and facilitator, Kristen Hansen.

One vital element of effective performance management is largely ignored by organisations, perhaps explaining why so many struggle to achieve a high-performance culture, says University of Canberra Professor Deborah Blackman.

HR professionals are more reactive to a crisis, and "surprisingly" more introverted than non-HR executives, researchers have found.

Organisational success in the future will hinge on HR's ability to move away from a traditional, segmented approach to people management, and connect human capital decisions with business strategy, says Hay Group's Head of Consulting in Australia, Anand Shankaran.

Engagement is a "one size fits one" concept, so one of the most important things employers can do to boost engagement levels is know their employees, an HR Daily webinar heard yesterday.