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Effective leaders aren't born that way - they share common traits that can be learned, says Roma Gaster, Director of The Leadership Circle for Asia Pacific.

Finance, health and technology giant GE has reduced the role HR generalists play in its recruitment process, after deciding they were too heavily involved.

Gender diversity in an organisation is relatively easy to measure. But measuring whether a workplace is inclusive towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) employees is not so simple.

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.

When thinking about how to create a more innovative workplace, there must be a few lessons organisations can learn from NASA.

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.