A key role for HR in the coming years will be to persuade managers against "talent hoarding" and convince them that their job is to develop, then let go of, their talented people, says global talent management expert Josh Bersin.
Broad-brush enticements aimed at motivating and engaging workers are creating a culture of whingeing and entitlement, an employee engagement consultant says.
HR professionals can help foster an organisational culture of innovation by creating opportunities for employees to take deliberate risks, according to an expert on strategy.
Turnover at this organisation spiked up after it redefined leadership requirements, and asked those who didn't meet them to leave, but the positive impact on those who stayed has more than compensated for the turbulence, says its HR director.
Healthy conversations are the key to building organisational resilience and competitive advantage, according to leadership expert Mark Strom, who says conversation is to leading what communication is to managing.
In a highly individualistic world where "people's loyalty is to their social and professional networks as much as to any one organisation", employers will need to fundamentally redesign work processes and procedures to attract and engage staff, according to Hay Group HR experts.
HR professionals' duties under work, health and safety laws expose them to numerous personal legal risks, but certain steps can help them minimise these liabilities and avoid criminal penalties, according to safety and employment lawyer Fiona Austin.
Employees should be taught to "never, ever, wait for feedback", according to performance expert Jamie Resker, who says workers should supplement performance reviews and conversations with "self-driven feedback" from colleagues and clients.
At the core of effective coaching is the ability to ask great questions. In this webcast, leadership consultant and trainer Steve Fearns outlines steps HR professionals can use themselves - or share with line managers - to improve the performance of teams and individuals.
One thing Antarctic expedition leader Rachael Robertson was not prepared for when she signed up for a year at "the most extreme workplace on the planet", leading a team of 17 people she had neither chosen nor met, was the relentless scrutiny she would face from her team.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
