Top companies foster a 'growth mindset' culture, but certain events can cause leaders to revert to a 'fixed mindset' and undermine all they've created, says psychologist Dr Carol Dweck.
There is a fine line between respect and "insolence" when an employee is friends with their manager, and a worker who was sacked for bullying overstepped it, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employee's dismissal was not a genuine redundancy, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, because the organisation failed to consider him for 40 internal positions within two levels of his pay classification.
Short-term hires can inject new life into an organisation, but also new chaos, according to a recruitment expert who says their briefs must be "extremely" clear.
An employer that used candidates' feedback to retool its recruitment process is engaging and retaining significantly more of its new hires, according to its culture and capability GM.
Dismissing an employee for a racial slur made within earshot of a colleague who took offence was a "disproportionate" response to his conduct, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An organisation that increased its net profit by 500 per cent within 12 months says of all the culture-change strategies it implemented, the single most important one was also the simplest.
An employment lawyer has warned HR against dismissing underperforming workers without following formal processes, despite the Fair Work Commission recently validating such an approach.
In organisations where employees are both engaged and enabled to deliver high performance, pride, trust and appreciation reign, a leadership expert says.
An employee has been granted compensation for a psychological injury he developed after managers accused him of holding up a project by following safety rules.
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.
