Most organisations have a wealth of untapped data that HR professionals can use to test the effectiveness of their people initiatives and hiring assumptions, according to workplace consultant Alex Hagan.
Australia Post has cut by half the number of people it hires externally, using a strategy that identifies and builds on the skills already within its organisation, says the company's head of recruitment and transition, Rebecca Houghton.
The United States' famous litigation culture has led employers there to become more innovative in handling workplace disputes, developing systems and practices Australian HR professionals can learn from, according to an IR academic.
Up-skilling new recruits in multiple areas prevents other employers snapping them up while they wait for an opening in their chosen career path, the Australian Army has found while making efforts to improve its workforce diversity.
The application of gaming principles in talent management risks becoming a fad unless organisations start to approach game creation more like the gaming industry does, according to a specialist.
When a Victorian utility company announced it had discovered an $80 million budget shortfall, staff knew they were in for a bumpy ride. What they didn't expect was to become more committed to the organisation during the cost-cutting exercise.
Flexible work arrangements might be on the rise in most industries, but in some the traditions of long work hours and hard-nosed ambition still get in the way. Here is how one HR team made it work in a conservative culture.
'Put the customer first' is an outdated adage, says St George Bank chief executive officer George Frazis. Instead, any organisation that really wants to please its customers will put its own people first.
There's a high chance the investment your company is making in high-potential employees is simply grooming them for the competition, according to talent expert Eugene Burke.
