“Micro learning” has recently emerged as the latest buzzword across the learning and development industry, with many touting it as a silver bullet for meeting the changing needs of “digitally distracted” employees, writes Rosie Cairnes While short snippets of information delivered on-demand is often a hugely effective learning method for time-poor, email and social media-overloaded…
Technology is redefining the role of HR globally, and CHROs are now expected to drive digital transformation, productivity gains and improve business results – but HR leaders in the Australia and New Zealand region are falling behind their global counterparts, according to a recent research report. It found that 57 per cent of CHROs globally…
Businesses are facing up to the huge task of digital transformation, and HR leaders need to support their CEOs in carving a path into the future, writes Aaron Green The field of HR is constantly changing. Evolution, revolution and transformation are code words for change. Yet one topic seems to keep HR practitioners up late…
There are three key areas HR should focus on in partnering with C-suite executives to create successful and sustainable business and digital transformation, according to a recent research report. The first area is to build organisational agility and create a culture of speed and simplicity in order to cut through increasing levels of complexity. “Organisations…
There are three important steps HR leaders need to take in working with executives to drive and realise genuine organisational culture change, according to Deloitte. HR plays an important role in this process, and HR leaders can help coach executives to achieve important outcomes in the process of culture change, said Phil Mottram, the culture…
Inside HR interviews Donna Kimmel, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, at Citrix. In this exclusive Q&A, Donna speaks on Citrix’s embracing of the flexible work model and their belief that businesses can unlock employee potential by giving them the flexibility to determine their own workspaces. What are the key factors to shaping employee experience…
“Digital fluency” is a critical enabler of gender equality in the workplace, according to a new report, which found that HR executives need to focus on lifting digital skills to help accelerate gender parity and improve overall organisational capability. If organisations are able to double the pace at which women become digitally fluent, gender equality…
Organisations need to take listen to the voice of emerging Millennial executives if they are to be successful in an increasingly digital world, according to an expert in the future of the workforce. HR has always had a part in shaping and implementing the vision of a company, and it can surely continue that by…
The world of work is changing at breakneck speed, and HR needs to take a proactive role in leading their company into the new work reality, writes Kjetil Olsen, vice president of online work platform, Elance Due to ever-increasing globalisation, an accelerating technological revolution and changing lifestyle demands, we’re entering a new era where the…
The risks associated with mischaracterising “gig workers” are likely to increase, and employers must remain vigilant and think carefully about the implications of who is working for them and how, writes Gordon Williams A great deal is being written, here and overseas, about workers in the gig economy. For example, people are asking – are…