Driving return on investment through people
With the advent of a new year, it is imperative to break out of your functional silo and think about initiatives that will benefit the workplace, and not just HR, writes Heidi Spirgi A new year is upon us. For personal resolutions, losing weight, eating healthier and exercising are very popular […]
Offshoring call centres is an important strategic decision for any company, and getting it right requires careful consideration of a number of factors, writes Leon Gettler In a globalised economy, more companies are sending finance back-office and call centre jobs offshore to improve access to technology and cut costs. This […]
Culture fit is a critically important element in LEGO’s hiring process, according to its local HR head, who said the company puts final candidates through a “top secret activity” to get them out of their comfort zones and assess their ability to think outside the box. The activity, which involves […]
Some companies encourage staff to become entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs as it were. It’s a strategy designed to make the workplace more attractive and to retain and attract talent. Some of the best companies in the world do it. At 3M, intrapreneurs produced Post-It Notes and at Google, they were the ones […]
Google’s reinvention of its HR function through people analytics has had a dramatic impact on its business success, writes Dr John Sullivan Google is one of the most valuable firms in the world by market capitalisation thanks to its forward-thinking approach to HR and people analytics. The majority of the […]
How well #HRleaders respond to the current crisis will come down to two factors – their own capabilities as leaders, and the quality of the digital tools available to them. https://www.insidehr.com.au/the-role-of-hr-in-business-continuity/
