Giving employees an opportunity to pitch their ideas to senior management is a cost-free way to improve engagement and develop better systems, processes and products, according to HP's Michelle Sutherland.
The best way to get leaders' buy-in for people initiatives is to 'get their skin in the game' and have them drive it, according to the HR director for employment services company Adecco Australia, Erica Page.
HR professionals should foster a developmental culture within workplaces that allows each staff member to form a web of "rigorously informal" mentoring relationships, according to research by American academics Wendy Murphy and Kathy Kram.
Many of the difficulties employees face at work - from information overload to tensions between co-workers - can be eased with mindfulness training, according to workplace consultancy The Potential Project.
A staff-driven "hackathon", where employees develop, produce and market a new product in 48 hours, has helped online employment company Seek tangibly demonstrate its EVP and increase staff engagement in the process.
Shared ownership of ideas is one of the key tenets of Cirque du Soleil's success, as all employees work better when given a "share in the pot", says the circus's former director of creation.
What makes employees go the extra mile? This year's 'Best of the Best Employers' finds empowerment, "tough love" discussions and reasonable boundaries work better than financial rewards.
Creating a strong workplace culture isn't about building a Google-esque environment, with shiny tools and bean bags; it requires companies to deliver on the promises their consumer brand makes, says the founder of HR analytics start-up, CultureAmp.
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.
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.
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