HR research, reports & books | Page 150 (1,615 items)

Organisations have made some progress in providing work/life balance over the past decade, but leaders and managers - not employees - are the ones who have benefited, new research shows.

Engagement metrics and media have moved "in leaps and bounds" in recent years, but HR is yet to realise their full potential, say the authors of the latest AHRI whitepaper.

HR managers keen to prove their value should report on metrics that are results-based, not transaction-based, according to advice from PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Using incentives to motivate employees and boost their productivity is outmoded, according to author Dan Pink, who says it's time to employ three new motivators: autonomy, mastery and purpose.

HR professionals should demonstrate stronger intent and "a bit of guts" when seeking funding for their proposals, says leadership communication specialist Rod Anderson.

HR professionals should be "more critical of whether we need to exist", and look at ways to improve HR's value proposition, says emeritus professor Roger Collins.

The HR professionals with the greatest market power this year will be those with skills in talent management, learning and development, and recruitment, according to a new salary report.

Employers convinced that mature-aged workers are reconsidering their retirement plans in the wake of the GFC need to think again, says ageing workforce expert and SageCo director, Alison Monroe.

More than half of Australian workers don't currently feel able to negotiate pay with their employer, and less than half of those who do have taken action in the past year, according to the University of Sydney's Workplace Research Centre.

Employees who are overlooked at work are twice as likely to be actively disengaged as those whose managers focus on their weaknesses, research by Gallup has found.