Role rotation and tenure limits can reduce the risk of executive teams "stagnating and becoming irrelevant", and pave the way for internal successors, leadership specialists say.
Nearly two-thirds of Australian business leaders are expecting a rise in employee activism, with pay inequalities and the cost of living predicted as the main drivers for negotiations, according to new research.
Australia is performing below global norms for employee experience, with new-hire intent to stay suggesting attention to onboarding hasn't matched employers' focus on talent attraction, an expert says.
Australian businesses are in "a really risky situation at the moment", with new research showing the leading indicators of employee experience are stagnating or declining.
Australian employers raised median base salaries by 4% for existing employees in 2023, and in 2024 they're expecting to do the same, major remuneration research shows.
One-way mentoring tends to be unsustainable, but reciprocal mentoring relationships can make both parties feel valued, increase empathy, and enhance psychosocial safety, a new book says.
Providing employees with clear role responsibilities and resources can prevent workplace conflict, while fostering altruism can mitigate its intensity when it does arise, new research has found.
The single most impactful thing hybrid leaders can do is to create "glue" in workplaces, by "sticking together, bonding and fusing talented people", a leadership expert says.
"Coworker quality" has recently become a much more important driver for employees making decisions about leaving and joining organisations, new research shows.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
