Most organisations approach leadership and diversity as a choice between "extremes", when they really should be integrating different models and ideas, according to organisational culture expert, Fons Trompenaars.
The most important thing a leader can do to stimulate the creativity needed for a new project is to believe that anything is possible, and help their team to do the same, says Opera Australia artistic director Lyndon Terracini.
Does your organisation have the culture it needs to meet its strategic objectives? According to HR Daily Community blogger Omer Soker, unseen differences in employees' values might be undermining it.
Neither men nor women are overall better communicators, but each tend to excel in different areas and can enhance their communication skills by borrowing from the opposite sex, a conference heard yesterday.
Leveraging the wealth of data sources available to businesses today can give employers a critical competitive advantage, but a new report suggests most HR departments are ill-equipped to facilitate "big data" projects.
In a ruling that could generate a wave of new obligations for employers, the Federal Court has found the Commonwealth Bank's failure to consider redeployment opportunities before dismissing an executive breached an implied duty of trust and confidence.
A call centre employer has reduced its staff turnover and absenteeism by more than 30 per cent in just six months - and doubled its engagement score - following a major culture overhaul driven primarily by employees.
Employee engagement programs really can be a "silver bullet" for struggling organisations, but many employers continue to use engagement surveys that ask the wrong questions, effectively robbing themselves of valuable insight, an expert says.
The simple act of giving feedback can make an employee perceive a drop in status, sending them into "threat" mode, according to HR Daily Community blogger David Klaasen.
It is acceptable for an employer to require a medical certificate to cover certain absences and not others, but not to place an "arbitrary" limit on the number of times it will accept an alternative, according to the Fair Work Commission.
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.
