Time spent in-person with colleagues can build a valuable sense of belonging at work, but if employers really want to create this, mandating a return to the office is one of the worst ways to go about it, a culture expert warns.
Leaders who spent 2024 "marching to the beat of the compliance drum" might realise they turned down the volume on a chorus of workplace issues, but they can tune back in for greater harmony next year, a people and change specialist says.
A leader whose meeting about Christmas party conduct has gone viral has been praised as "refreshingly authentic", while some of his comments raise "red flags".
When an employer accused its CEO of serious misconduct, suggested his termination was "likely", and gave him only hours to decide whether to resign, it effectively dismissed him, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The publication of employers' gender pay gaps has noticeably driven up the focus and attention given to pay equity, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
As the world changes at increasing speed, leaders must be "more prepared than ever" to let go of the knowledge that got them to where they are today, says a former global executive with Microsoft, Apple and IBM.
A chief people officer's role as a trusted advisor increasingly includes working "in lockstep" with the board, making these leaders a strong fit for CEO roles.
ANZ is piloting a highly-targeted program to improve diversity in its leadership roles, and feedback so far suggests employers shouldn't "underestimate the power of feeling invested in".
The evolution of the chief people officer role in the next five-to-10 years will see a move away from "designing HR for HR", towards "really designing for where the business is at", a CPO turned CEO says.
