Boards now expect a three-to-four-year process for internal CEO succession planning, with HR playing a vital role communicating with key players, developing relationships, and ensuring granular clarity around goals and expectations.
A new retention program where "nothing is off the table" to retain high-performing employees is uncovering "exciting" drivers beyond remuneration to leverage.
Offboarding is a unique opportunity to collect honest feedback from employees when they have "nothing to lose", but it's often "glossed over" by HR, a people leader says.
Strategic workforce planning is now gaining much more attention, but it requires a particular range of skills and multi-pronged approach. Watch this Q&A to hear an expert outline leading practices and common obstacles to success.
Trial periods and clearly measurable KPIs for employees wanting to work in more flexible ways will be crucial as these expectations increase, an HR leader says.
On a global index that measures the strength of employers' female talent pipelines, among other factors, major banks are clearly ahead of other Australian employers.
A major hospitality employer has completely shifted some of its traditional business elements so it "meets people where they're at", to ensure it can keep attracting and retaining great talent, its people leader says.
