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…
There are two important questions HR needs to answer in averting – or potentially responding to – regulator intervention on organisational culture problems, writes Jerome Parisse-Brassens On the back of recent cultural disasters linked to…
Dedicating time to active and purposeful reflection can give us new insights that then plant the seeds for new ways of thinking, writes Jennie Walker The word “transformation” may evoke images of action – starting…
There are a number of basic but important steps organisations should follow in driving performance through workforce culture alignment, writes Aaron McEwan Australian organisations believe that culture equals performance. In fact, leaders of large organisations…
Organisations that can leverage organisational capability through external sensing, innovation, agility and culture will experience a statistically significant increase in competitive advantage, writes Wayne Brockbank Several empirical studies over the last decade have shown that focusing…
Culture can be one of the most powerful tools for business success, writes Josh Bersin Based on a spike in lookups on the Merriam-Webster dictionary website, “culture” emerged as the most popular word of 2014….
Only through earning trust and respect are HR directors likely to create a relationship that allows them to influence the CEO and impact culture, capability, spirit and performance, writes Karen Gately As any experienced HR…
A forward-thinking approach to workplace diversity, flexibility and employee engagement have helped engineering consultancy Northrop crack the glass ceiling to improve talent acquisition and retention while driving double-digit business growth, according to its CEO. Northrop…
Estimating return on investment (ROI) on culture change is a challenging task, according to Jerome Parisse-Brassens, who explains that the key to a healthy return calculation is to focus only on the behaviours you are trying to shift…
Organisations often encourage their staff to participate in meaningful events and celebrations – but how does HR turn these initiatives into something more meaningful – and not a one-off PR event or CSR initiative, asks…