One of Australia's 'best places to work' is retaining more of its "best and brightest" talent by providing new opportunities to stretch and grow their skills, according to its chief people officer.
Employers shouldn't view longevity as a "nice to have" but rather as a business imperative, according to a report that says those that do are already realising the benefits.
The role of a manager has become "completely unmanageable", due to "an overflowing set of responsibilities and insufficient support from above", a Gartner director says.
An executive sponsorship program is moving more women up the leadership ladder at ANZ, with the program lead noting it's "pivotal" for emerging talent to have someone "in their corner".
Most HR leaders are excited about the potential of AI to transform their role, but they're not ready to hand over decision-making in certain key areas, research suggests.
The root of most business leaders' problems isn't a lack of effort, it's the unexamined "default settings" of their "mental operating system", an executive coach says.
When concerned about an employee's mental health, leaders too often take responsibility for their issues, or go into "solving mode", a wellbeing specialist says.
One of the most common challenges leaders face is how to approach someone they are concerned about at work, and there are five steps to building "conversation competence", according to a specialist in the field.
