Careers
Seven Factors Behind Creating a High-Performance Business Team
Feb 14th 2012In the book, Positivity, by Barbara Fredrickson, she discusses a fascinating research project about what makes businesses successful.
Road to Self-Discovery: Exit Interviews
Feb 13th 2012Understanding the actual motivations behind resignations from an organisation is a vital first step in addressing staff turnover issues, yet this process is regularly overlooked according to a recent study.
6 Ways to Use the Whole Brain in Workplace Training
Feb 13th 2012In the book, A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink, he compares both the left and right hemispheres of the brain and discussed that you need to include both hemispheres when creating anything new.
If You Don’t Have an Employee Wellness Framework, You’re Not An Employer of Choice
Feb 9th 2012Sickies, low productivity, workflow interruptions … the indirect costs of poor employee health are many and varied, and it’s the employer that cops it.
Tasty Way to Promote Diversity
Feb 9th 2012Next month lunch rooms across Australia will come alive as workers delight in sharing the foods from their cultural background with their colleagues as part of a national campaign promoting diversity.
Indigenous action plans: they’re working!
Feb 8th 2012Five years on from the official introduction of workplace reconciliation action plans (RAPs), more than 280 organisations have signed on and several of the nation's high-profile CEOs say it's changed the way their companies do business.
Employers Warned to Tread Carefully When Cutting Staff
Feb 8th 2012With more staff cuts being announced every day around the country as organisations act to stem costs in the face of economic uncertainty, a leading workplace relations lawyer has warned employers to be careful when letting staff go.
Doona Days or Doctor's Notes: How to Solve the $26 Billion Sickie Problem?
Feb 7th 2012Some indiscriminate virus must have been around on 27 January: figures from an independent survey showed 170,000 more people than average called in sick on the work day which followed the Australia Day public holiday. Poor things.
My Brilliant Career: Kim Garner, FedEx Express Australasia
Feb 7th 2012Human Capital: As MD of FedEx Express Australasia, what do you expect from your HR team? What skills and traits do you value highly in that team?
SMSFs Luring Brokers, but Education Urged
Feb 6th 2012NMB has witnessed a spike in SMSF lending interest, though managing director Gerald Foley said brokers need to understand the complexity of these products.
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