We bring you five great posts from the HR Daily Community this week, on leadership versus management, how to build trust, difficult conversations, and more.
Does promoting people based on merit give everyone a fair go? The results of a debate this week should have employers questioning who decides what 'merit' is, and whether they're really appointing the best leaders.
An employer that did not renew a senior worker's employment contract because of insubordinate and unprofessional behaviour has been cleared of adverse action by the Federal Court.
Organisations with a "blame culture" cannot take full advantage of employee innovation and will stunt their own productivity as a result, warns Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Planning and implementing are the cornerstones of an effective restructuring process, but organisations often miss a crucial third step: embedding the change, according to PepsiCo Australia and New Zealand HR director, Shiona Watson.
HR professionals must be prepared to have tough conversations about potential compliance breaches to reduce their personal exposure to legal penalties, warns employment lawyer Fay Calderone.
Knocking down the divide between the talent acquisition team and the rest of HR can improve the whole department's ability to produce relevant insights for business leaders, argues a consultant.
The leaders of highly engaged and high-performing teams use different communication and management styles, but they have five common characteristics, according to HR Daily Community member David Klaasen.
Organisations can significantly increase productivity by cultivating certain business "habits" that drive high performance - but success is contingent on adopting all seven habits without equivocation, says business consultant Nicholas Barnett.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
