Businesses which introduce strategies to dismantle structural workplace gender inequalities often have higher levels of employee productivity and satisfaction, according to the Diversity Council Australia. Its CEO, Lise Annese, explained that gender equality should be seen as a business tool to increase business and individual performance as well as customer […]
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How leaders can optimise employee performance in a digital world
People leaders need to get the balance between technology, environments and human irrationality right in an increasingly digital world, writes Rob Scott, who explains that there are a number of considerations in optimising employee performance in the process I recently attended a presentation by Alexander Kjerulf, the Chief Happiness Officer […]
3 things HR should focus on to boost productivity by 40%
There are three critical components of human capital which, when managed correctly, can lead to organisational productivity gains of more 40 per cent and operating profit margins that are up to 50 per cent higher than industry peers. The three human capital components – time, talent and energy – are […]
4 steps to improving productivity
When it comes to improving productivity, one of the biggest challenges for organisations is to think outside the square when it comes to addressing the need to improve the bottom line, and not just freeze salary costs or offshore jobs to low cost economies, according to Ephraim Spehrer-Patrick, principal in Mercer’s […]
5 ways to boost productivity and innovation
Engaged employees are at least three and a half times more likely than disengaged employees to be committed to improving productivity, and almost five times more likely than disengaged employees to say their organisation is committed to bringing innovative products and services to the marketplace. A recent research report, which […]