There have been three key strategic priorities for multinational banking and financial services company Standard Chartered in transforming its talent acquisition function on a global scale. “There’s an old business cliché that says if you want something to be cheap, fast and good, you can only pick two,” said James […]
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Why is HR missing the integrated business planning boat?
The HR function should play an integral role in integrated business planning, however, HR is often left out of the process, or simply overlooked for a number of reasons, according to a recent report. For integrated business planning to be truly effective, a “whole of organisation” plan is required to […]
Behind the scenes of Merivale’s successful digital transformation of HR
A tight partnership between HR and IT has been critical to the ongoing digital transformation of the HR function within Merivale, which is currently undergoing a whole-of-business transformation to bring its back-office people systems up to high front-of-house performance standards. Merivale, Australia’s largest privately owned restaurant and hospitality business with […]
How Canva hires and onboards the right people to drive stellar business growth
A strong focus on culture, deploying small but empowered teams, strategic talent acquisition and structured onboarding have been three keys to the successful growth of graphic design-as-a-service company Canva, according to its head of HR. The company, which has doubled in size every year since its inception in 2012, is […]
Blackmores’ 3 keys to business success: people, product and passion
There are three key factors that Marcus Blackmore has focused on to drive sustainable growth in his natural health business, Blackmores, writes Caroline Moait A concerted and sustained focus on three key elements: people, product and passion, have been critical to the stellar commercial success of natural health company Blackmores, […]