Out-of-work friendships between team members can benefit individuals and the team, but it's professional, not personal, relationships that leaders should foster to build trust, according to Leading Teams partner Tim Ferguson.
Organisations considering a shift away from traditional performance management processes risk alienating and losing their high performers, an HR director warns.
Employers should keep in mind that a moderate amount of stress at work is better than none at all, and even use stress to motivate employees, according to an academic.
More stringent performance management processes are set to drive an increase in bullying and discrimination complaints this year, warns an employment lawyer.
Creating a high-performance organisation requires HR professionals to become "obsessive" about driving the change they want to see, advises an HR executive.
The decision to replace annual performance discussions that people dread with better quality and more frequent conversations might be an easy one for employers to make, but achieving genuine change could be much more difficult, according to an expert.
Employers that dismiss the impact of personality on performance are making a big mistake, according to a behavioural strategist who says performance can be radically improved through an awareness of innate behavioural patterns.
It's no secret HR professionals are passionate about people, but what they need to become is passionate about people performance, says an L&D specialist.
It's widely accepted that traditional performance management approaches are failing organisations, causing pain instead of driving engagement and productivity. Watch this webcast to understand which elements of the process you should adjust, evolve, or overhaul completely.
A culture of busyness threatens to engulf HR professionals if they don't learn to simplify things and "strategically quit" certain processes, says leadership specialist Des Penny.
Some employers have successfully stepped up to the task of managing psychosocial safety, but in many other workplaces, initiatives are falling flat. Join us for an HR Daily webinar to understand what's holding back progress in this critical space and how to move forward.
