Creating more meaningful work takes a careful blending of individual values, strategic outputs and values, and work design, writes Dave Hanna “We are in business to make a profit. Period.” A CEO once said this to me to make sure I knew what his company’s priority was. “Great!” I said. “Why […]
Talent
How HR can leverage talent tools for organisational advantage
The basic talent tools in every HR professional’s toolkit can be leveraged to create an organisational advantage – if used the right way, according to Wayne Brockbank As the chief HR officer of her firm, Jessica was feeling quite pleased with her department’s progress in implementing its talent agenda. Her […]
4 steps to increasing employee engagement in the modern workforce
One of the best ways to improve employees’ engagement is investing in their personal development, so employees, in turn, can rise to meet challenges you present them, writes Peter Kokkinos Without employees, an organisation would not exist, and without talented and motivated people, an organisation has no hope of flourishing […]
How PayPal’s “Ministry of Culture” drives diversity & inclusion success
A “Ministry of Culture” is one of three key internal initiatives within PayPal which help drive successful diversity and inclusion outcomes across the business, according to its Australian people business partner, Kim Cheney. PayPal is taking a number of proactive steps to build and expand a diverse pipeline of talent […]
What 3 HR agendas differentiate a firm’s competitive advantage?
There are three important factors that comprise 67 per cent of HR’s total influence on a firm’s competitive advantage, writes Wayne Brockbank What HR agendas differentiate a firm’s performance from its competitors? I recently undertook a research project to provide some initial insights into this question. The issue under investigation was […]