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FedEx Express Australia fills the majority of its management roles through internal promotion, and attributes the success of its leaders to development programs offered before they are promoted, according to Australasian managing director, Kim Garner.

True leaders are rare among today's executives, but the best ones know when to coach and when to counsel their team members to better performance, according to Stephenson Mansell Group executive chair, Virginia Mansell.

Excessive procrastination at work might have more to do with low emotional intelligence than feelings of stress and overwork, a new study by Swinburne University has found.

A purely policy-driven approach to workplace bullying will not change behaviour because it only tackles the issue at a logical level, according to professional speaker and trainer Blythe Rowe.

When proposing new people strategies to decision-makers, the strength of an HR professional's pitch is often what decides whether or not the initiative goes ahead, says Michelle Bowden.

The skills of the emerging generation of leaders are ill suited to today's rapidly-changing market, but HR can use tailored talent management strategies to bridge this capabilities gap, according to new research.

How persuasive are you? Do key stakeholders in your organisation listen when you speak? Watch this webcast to become a more confident, persuasive presenter.

Senior HR professionals joining a new company must prioritise forming relationships with leaders and getting to know the business in order to make the best people decisions, advise two recently-appointed HR directors.

Holding people to account is easy to say, but tough to do. This is the consistent view of CEOs and senior leadership teams, says author Greg Bustin.

The best way to get leaders' buy-in for people initiatives is to 'get their skin in the game' and have them drive it, according to the HR director for employment services company Adecco Australia, Erica Page.