Driving return on investment through people
Maintaining flexibility and employee retention gives companies a competitive edge with casual workers in the age of the gig economy, writes Bruce Mackenzie Together with the Netherlands, Denmark and Switzerland, Australia has one of the highest numbers of casual workers in the world, with the OECD Employment Outlook 2019 showing […]
There are six common misconceptions around innovation, and organisations and their HR leaders need to rethink their approach in order to address these misconceptions and engender employee-driven innovation, according to an expert in the area. How organisations treat their employees communicates a number of implicit assumptions about what innovation is (and […]
Most organisations get the recruitment equation right just over 50 per cent of the time on average, however, a more focused, strengths-based approach can increase talent acquisition success rates to around 90 per cent, according to an expert in the area. Organisations get recruitment right “slightly more times than they […]
In future-focused organisations, people and culture leaders are beginning to play a more active role in delivering safety outcomes, according to Jen Jackson, who says this change involves a significant shift from the way many businesses currently approach the concept of safety culture It’s a familiar sight: a boardroom filled […]
A keen focus on values supported by regular surveys and staff feedback through internal and external channels has been critical to maintaining a positive employee experience at Workday as it has grown rapidly over the past few years, according to its global head of HR. While it is relatively easy […]
