Return-to-office drives will encounter "intense headwinds" if they're perceived as more employer-friendly than employee-friendly, according to academics with advice for organisations' policies, messaging and implementation.
When there's "drama" in a team, leaders should look for habits and systems that drain people's energy rather than assume the problem is difficult personalities, a leadership specialist says.
When it comes to tapping into employee advocacy to strengthen employer brands, Australia needs to "play catch up" with other countries, a specialist says.
Social interaction and fun are "not yet a successful part of hybrid work", according to a researcher, but that doesn't mean employees aren't happier overall.
Just one in eight Australian employers offer part-time or job-share opportunities in leadership roles, despite evidence that greater flexibility could drive down the gender pay gap and improve equality, a new WGEA report shows.
When teams have leaders who inspire and motivate them because they're leading themselves first, "every metric goes up in thriving", wellbeing and resilience specialists say.
Women in professional and leadership roles are about 25% more likely than men to report lower levels of work-related wellbeing, and they're less likely to feel they have a clear direction or vision for their careers, new research has found.
Executives' misplaced fears around liability are standing in the way of psychosocial safety management, while increasing "the far greater risks of inaction", experts warn.
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