A "hostile and combative" employee who described her refusal to comply with instructions as "a mere expression of opinion" was fairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has found.
There are four main reasons why employees procrastinate, and the habit is becoming particularly prevalent in overwhelmed workforces, a performance and mindfulness specialist says.
A national employer has undertaken the "monumental" task of moving from annual to quarterly performance reviews, to stay on top of its attrition risks.
Clearly aligning goals with values boosts performance, lifts culture, and drives a healthy relationship between leaders and employees, an executive coach says.
Four leading companies have established "golden rituals" that not only streamline team-based projects, but improve their workplace cultures, a collaboration specialist says.
An employer's justification for performance managing an employee was clouded by its belief that she was causing workplace disputes, the Fair Work Commission has found in stop-bullying proceedings.
An employer effectively forced a poor-performer to resign but it didn't unfairly sack him; rather, it was trying to give him a "dignified exit", the Fair Work Commission has found.
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