Archive of HR

Future of the Workforce: Where Change and Opportunity Converge

The amount of change in our world and the rate of acceleration with which it is increasing, is exciting. Social, technology, workforce, workplaces, leadership, HR... everything is being reinvented. The old saying, "If it ain't broke then don't fix it," no longer applies. Now, leaders and executive teams are not only expected to be ahead of the curve, they need to be if they are to remain competitive.

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Shouldn’t HR be able to Recruit their Own People?

A couple of days ago a Twitter acquaintance of mine Ellison Bloomfield posted in her blog the rhetorical question; shouldn’t an internal HR department have the skills and knowledge to be able to recruit their own people?

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Life’s Too Short to be a Drone

The other day I took a call from a young HR practitioner enquiring about a position with Mindset as an HR consultant. She is a graduate with a good couple of years experience at officer level in public service and an SME.

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Questions Raised About Current HR Practices in SMEs

James Thomson from Smart Company has written a great article about the findings of a survey conducted by compliance and governance firm CompliSpace. The survey shows that Australian SMEs have not done enough to understand the effects the final phase of the Fair Work Act will have on business.

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Leadership Commitment

HR Daily have written an article explaining that the brands of top-performing companies are characterised by an emphasis on the experience of employees instead of customers.

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Where HR Can Add the Most Value

The HR leader and Libby Sartain have reported that CEO’s now rank HR as one of the functions that adds the most value to their organisation. CEO’s commented that people issues, such as finding and keeping the right talent and building a high-performance culture, are at the top of the corporate strategic agenda as keys to sustainable competitive advantage. By focusing on HR you can easily add value to any organisation.

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Leadership Today

Leadership today has become a very multi meaning term. Professionals from various disciplines have defined "Leadership" in different ways. Paradigm shifts in the cultures of organisations and the consistent parallel and horizontal development of companies have raised the need to look at leadership in a new angle.

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Psychological Contract with Workers Key to Success in Era of Change

In an era of constant change, an employer's capacity to adapt, succeed or survive hinges on the quality of employer/employee relationships, or the "psychological contract", according to a corporate psychologist.

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15Jun2009
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Erryn
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Human Resources
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Love Helping People? Don’t Go Into HR

Lance Haun from Your HR Guy has written an article for people considering a career in HR. He says if you Love Helping People? Don't Go Into HR.

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