Are you creating a culture of engagement? How are you managing the risks that LinkedIn poses to your organisation's business information? This week's blog posts discuss these topics and more.
In taking steps to minimise Christmas-related risks, employers should bear in mind it's often clients, not staff, who create the biggest headaches for HR, an employment lawyer warns.
At the core of effective coaching is the ability to ask great questions. In this webcast, leadership consultant and trainer Steve Fearns outlines steps HR professionals can use themselves - or share with line managers - to improve the performance of teams and individuals.
Since legislative amendments took effect in August, every complaint and enquiry to the Human Rights Commission about s-xual orientation, gender identity and inters-x status has been related to employment, so it's clear that employers have some work to do, according to Commission President, Professor Gillian Triggs.
One thing Antarctic expedition leader Rachael Robertson was not prepared for when she signed up for a year at "the most extreme workplace on the planet", leading a team of 17 people she had neither chosen nor met, was the relentless scrutiny she would face from her team.
One reason why little or no progress is being made in achieving gender equality in the workplace could be a lack of respect between female employees, according to the latest Leadership Management Australasia (LMA) survey report.
Organisations often make the mistake of using performance as their only selection criterion for high potential programs, but populating development programs with high performers can often lead to much lower success levels, according to a talent analytics expert.
At work, people tend to ask questions because they need an answer, and they often "shortcut" the communication process by pre-forming opinions, says HR Daily Community blogger Tania Horozides.
A well planned and executed downsizing can result in change that is soon forgotten, but if things are managed badly, "people will talk about it for years", says Right Management's Bridget Beattie.
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.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
