Reframing learning and development as a performance issue has been "gold" in helping an employer improve its workforce's capability, according to a senior HR leader.
Focusing leadership investment in day-to-day people leaders has helped add 20 points to a major employer's engagement score, its head of people and culture says.
C-suites are sending mixed messages to HR about the importance of soft skills development, putting leadership pipelines at risk in the process, according to a business and leadership consultant.
Employers often ignore the "more strategically important" approach to building organisational capabilities in favour of developing employees' individual competencies, but it's time for this to change, a workforce planning expert stresses.
Building flexibility into company rules is one way to increase mindfulness at work and keep the door open to new opportunities, according to a world-renowned mindfulness expert.
Employers must increase their focus on employee retention but also prepare to manage more departures, according to a report that shows three in four workers are looking for new jobs.
When employees underperform, it's most often because managers don't hold effective, brain-based coaching conversations with them, a neuroleadership expert says.
Beyond mere resilience, 'grit' helps employees persevere with long-term goals, and leaders can build it in their teams using a few key strategies, a positive psychology specialist says.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
