Many of the managerial and organisational habits that are now accepted "norms" in today's workplace compromise employees' wellbeing and hinder productivity, a performance expert warns.
Resilience is now recognised as an essential trait for senior leaders, enabling them to work better under pressure and manage resistance to change. In this webcast a neuroleadership specialist shares practical strategies for building resilience, and explains the important role it plays in professional and personal success.
Leaders who take an evidence-based approach to management are better at closing the gaps between where an organisation's performance is, and where they want it to be, a specialist says.
Leaders who don't "measure what matters" are more likely to become stuck in reactive mode and have a permanently overflowing "urgent" basket, according to an organisational performance specialist.
Two competencies have emerged as must-have traits for HR professionals eager to contribute to their organisations' purpose, according to HR expert Dave Ulrich.
Most HR units lack the "emphatic" understanding of people that's required to drive engagement, and are too "meek" to contribute to the corporate agenda, according to a seasoned practitioner.
Transforming leadership development at KPMG involved asking a lot more of its senior people, meaning the company also had to be clear about what they could stop doing, or risk sabotaging its efforts.
Resilience is a "foundational competency" for strong, sustainable performance and warrants investment, but employers must take a systemic approach to see real results, according to a specialist.
Having a leadership team that commits to overcoming unconscious bias and has a clearly-defined vision for creating an inclusive workplace is crucial to improving gender equality at work, HR professionals say.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
