Certain leadership styles can increase workplace psychosocial risks, so employers must take this into account in leadership selection and performance management processes, argues a psychologist.
Organisations should choose sponsors over mentors to groom staff for leadership roles, according to Angela Lovegrove, regional general manager of Telstra.
Ongoing pressure on businesses to do more with less is contributing to a rising number of employees coming to work while affected by physical or psychological ill health, warns a psychologist.
Happy employees are more likely to perform at their best, but giving each individual what they want isn't the answer. Rather, leaders should appeal to "primal emotions" everyone shares, according to trainer and consultant Jackie Barretta.
Organisations usually have marketing and IT strategies, but often fall short when it comes to a strategy to manage their highest-cost item: people. This webcast will explain how to fix the missing link and ensure your organisation moves beyond workforce planning to develop a true strategy.
An employer that failed to conduct "frank and transparent" performance reviews, or promptly deal with behavioural issues, gave up its right to summarily dismiss two workers for bullying, the FWC has ruled.
A culture of accountability will drive performance, behaviour and results in your workplace – but how do you go about creating it? Watch this webcast to understand how to build employee ownership.
The Royal Australian Navy has reduced the incidence of inappropriate workplace behaviour, and overcome recruitment and retention issues, through a long-running cultural reform project.
A Victorian employer will have legal representation in an upcoming bullying case after the Fair Work Commission accepted it had no employees with sufficient skills or experience to represent it. In a separate case, the Commission has altered its first substantive stop-bullying order to make it more practical to comply with.
Do your organisation's HR practices minimise the risks and impact of psychological injuries? Do your managers respond appropriately when issues are raised, to defuse conflict early and with minimal disruption?
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.
