A fundraising trek with a leadership development focus has helped senior employees at Goodman Group become more strategic and inclusive, while raising money for charity, according to participant Samantha Evans.
Employees don't always show up to meetings in a good mood, but starting meetings on a positive note can change the vibe and bring out a team's best thinking, according to executive coaches and positive psychology experts Margaret Greenberg and Senia Maymin.
A workforce strategy is critical to making the most effective decisions about managing people, performance and risk, but according to expert Colin Beames, very few organisations actually have one.
Organisations that embrace respect for people as one of their guiding values outperform their competitors in almost every area, according to business leader, speaker and author Paul Meshanko.
Employers that want to achieve long-term success need HR to create a workforce that generates a sustainable advantage - but according to Melbourne Business school associate dean Professor Ian Williamson, the majority haven't figured out how.
Talking to people about what really matters can increase learning, solve problems, improve performance and build trust - but many leaders are too scared, lazy, or busy to bother, according to author and communication expert John Stoker.
The human brain's propensity to take shortcuts means HR professionals should expect their messages to be misunderstood, but they can take simple steps to ensure clear communication, according to a leadership expert.
Most organisations approach leadership and diversity as a choice between "extremes", when they really should be integrating different models and ideas, according to organisational culture expert, Fons Trompenaars.
The most important thing a leader can do to stimulate the creativity needed for a new project is to believe that anything is possible, and help their team to do the same, says Opera Australia artistic director Lyndon Terracini.
Neither men nor women are overall better communicators, but each tend to excel in different areas and can enhance their communication skills by borrowing from the opposite sex, a conference heard yesterday.
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.
