Australia's egalitarian culture is holding organisations back from developing employees with high leadership potential, while those employers that do invest are often assessing the wrong traits, according to Right Management principal consultant, Nick Grage-Perry.
Employers of people who work alone, are geographically isolated, or have the potential to be alone when working late or travelling on the job, must take reasonable steps to minimise associated risks - even if that means doubling their staffing, says Kemp Strang partner Lisa Berton.
The best way to grow and promote internal talent is to implement effective, high-quality training and development programs - but too many schemes lack the "bulletproof accountability" they need to justify the price tag, according to leadership experts.
In the last four years, an increasing number of workers have shown a desire to advance their career with their current employer rather than look elsewhere - even so, a lack of opportunity is expected to drive many away, according to new research from Leadership Management Australasia.
A high-potential employee is more than 50 per cent more valuable to an employer than an average one. But how do you identify them? And how do you help them reach their potential? Watch this webcast to find out.
Is it time for HR departments to become more experimental? HR Daily blogger Kate Boorer thinks so - in this post she explains why organisations should stop wasting time debating the finer points of initiatives and take a more laboratory-style approach.
HR professionals who limit their messages about strategies and initiatives to facts will struggle to convince people of their merit, according to communication specialists Gabrielle Dolan and Yamini Naidu.
HR professionals who are outstanding communicators and can illustrate past success with measurable results are the ones receiving multiple job offers and higher pay this year, according to the manager of HR and recruitment for Robert Walters in Melbourne, Steven Burrows.
Drug and alcohol testing policies that follow industry and Australian standards are more likely to be considered reasonable - and therefore enforceable - than those that depart from standard practice, according to employment lawyer Erin Rice.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
