Promoting junior employees into management roles gives other young workers a living, breathing example of the career path available to them, which can encourage them to pursue the same progression, according to a veteran from high-profile youth employer McDonald's Australia.
Employers are expecting the least engaged cohort in their organisations - new leaders - to engage others, yet are failing to equip them for the task, a Hay Group expert has warned.
HR professionals need to "get strategic sooner", according to global research that found three in four HR professionals are either not involved in the strategic planning process, or are asked to develop talent plans after strategic planning has commenced.
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Are the new leaders in your organisation receiving enough support? Do they know exactly what's expected of them, and do they have the skills and tools they need to perform in their roles? Watch this webcast to understand how to transition and support leaders at all levels.
FedEx Express Australia fills the majority of its management roles through internal promotion, and attributes the success of its leaders to development programs offered before they are promoted, according to Australasian managing director, Kim Garner.
True leaders are rare among today's executives, but the best ones know when to coach and when to counsel their team members to better performance, according to Stephenson Mansell Group executive chair, Virginia Mansell.
The number of Australian workplaces reporting talent shortages has declined for the third year in a row, but still remains well above the global average, according to ManpowerGroup's annual survey.
Special programs aimed at retaining top performers could be obsolete, according to a study of more than 3000 exit interviews, which found these employees leave mostly for the same reasons as everybody else.
Finance, health and technology giant GE has reduced the role HR generalists play in its recruitment process, after deciding they were too heavily involved.
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