Managers must drive a healthy working hours culture in their workplaces, as more than half of employees are performing unpaid overtime on a typical workday, say the authors of a new report.
A simple performance management system based on four core processes has raised employee engagement by 17 per cent and reduced recruitment spend by a third at eyewear company Luxottica.
Employees who are overlooked at work are twice as likely to be actively disengaged as those whose managers focus on their weaknesses, research by Gallup has found.
"Naming and shaming" would be more effective than quotas in redressing the gender imbalance against women in senior leadership roles, according to former Apple managing director, Di Ryall.
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Coaching is generally perceived well in the workplace, but the absence of methods to measure its ROI means employers must find alternative ways to ensure it has more than a 'feelgood' impact, says Right Management's regional general manager, Bridget Beattie.
So, here's the bottom line. I know there are lots of employee relations issues related to telling talent they're a part of the succession plan, but you have to do it. You have the plan (at least partly) for them.
Australia's low unemployment rate throughout the GFC is attributable in part to HR's greater involvement in business strategy and commitment to minimising job losses, says AHRI CEO, Serge Sardo.
HR managers must have leadership development programs in place for employees or face the risk of losing them when the economy recovers, a new report warns.
If people truly are our "most important asset" and HR is in charge of managing the company's "human" resources, then doesn't it stand to reason that the top HR position should merely be a stepping stone to the corner office? It makes perfect sense but why isn't it happening more often?
