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Setting a structure for conversations helps improve the quality of group decisions, but very few strategy meetings tend to do this, a specialist says.

The National Psychosocial Safety Network, HR Crowd and Diversity Council Australia are among the many organisations appointing specialists in HR-related roles recently. Meanwhile, employment law firms have also been busy promoting and recruiting staff.

Despite taking on more strategic responsibility, some HR teams are doing themselves a disservice by stepping in to "fix" issues that other leaders could solve, according to a coach.

Instead of always coming up with new strategies to solve perceived organisational problems, sometimes it's better for HR practitioners to step back and consider which strengths they can more effectively leverage, an advisor says.

Workforce strategy is falling off the CEO radar, while expectations on HR keep growing. Meanwhile, many people initiatives aren't progressing beyond the rubber stamp stage. This webcast explores how HR leaders can regain strategic influence, prioritise effectively, and secure meaningful organisational buy-in.

With generational diversity comes different values, experiences and competencies that can benefit an organisation, but also a range of preferences that can cause division, a leadership specialist warns.

If leaders aren't aware of the power they wield and its impact on others, they're much more likely to exercise it in ways that compromise psychosocial safety, a leadership specialist says.

Leadership quality is one of the biggest risk factors for a toxic work environment, and there are often leading indicators that can be addressed before cultures become psychologically unsafe, according to a behavioural scientist.

By investing in the development of foundational leadership behaviours, rather than leadership 'styles', employers can "cultivate leadership that is both impactful and consistent with their strategic goals", the Australian authors of a global study say.

A major employer's P&C team is driving AI adoption across the whole organisation through a top-down approach, which monitors activity and celebrates top users.