Many employers jumping on the four-day week "bandwagon" are ignoring what made initial trials successful: an individual approach to flexibility, an expert says.
Many organisations lose their sense of purpose over time, but reconnecting employees to meaningful work improves their performance, productivity, and financial results, a workplace strategist says.
An employer is experimenting with the athletic concept of 'rest and recovery', to see how it might improve performance levels and reduce burnout risks.
A significant divide between employees' and CEOs' perceptions of workplace mental health support suggests employers must do more to communicate their benefits, a global people leader says.
Hustle culture is making a comeback in workplaces and possibly for good reasons, but employees can "only tolerate so much for so long", says a psychologist.
Too many workplaces now suffer from 'productivity paranoia', where leaders believe there's been a drop in work activity, and employees feel like their every move is being scrutinised.
Short-term performance measures and incentives implemented under the guise of "transformational change" embed toxicity in a workplace, but this can be remedied, an academic says.
Even high performers can only work in peak mode for about two hours at a time, and risk tipping the balance from "good stress" to "bad stress" when they don't, a leading coach warns.
HR professionals are far more fearful of AI than they should be, according to an expert who says it holds enormous potential for removing bias from performance management, and will be a gamechanger for diversity and inclusion.
