When change forces you to act, sometimes it's worth taking the plunge. Photo: Greg Newington By Sylvia Pennington - smh.com.au The news that "organisational change" is in the offing strikes fear into the hearts of many workers. Some cross their fingers and hope they'll still have a job...
By Martin Couzins - personneltoday.com Should you use your own staff or third parties to train employees? Does learning and development (L&D) work better outside the HR function? And if e-learning is the future, how do you make sure it works? Martin Couzins travelled to the...
By Paul Gollan - afr.com Australia’s new leadership drum will beat a different rhythm but for now we speculate and wait. How improvements to the Fair Work Act will play out or whether hungry regulatory ghosts of WorkChoices will appear are yet to be seen. No...
By Katie Jacobs - hrmagazine.co.uk It’s no secret that times are tough for the public sector. And in times of austerity, the public sector CEO looks for much more from HR. Anthony Douglas (pictured), CEO of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) since...
By Duncan Brown - cipd.co.uk But Duncan Brown warns that HR must not ignore the relationship between low and unequal pay The recent party political conferences saw some eye-catching proposals to help those struggling with declining real earnings lower down the income scale. The Conservatives described the situation...
BY DON MROZ - wired.com As we hone in on the fourth quarter of 2013 and set goals and business objectives for 2014, now is the time when business owners, managers, and leaders need to consider how to invigorate a possible stagnant organization to reach its...
By Jeanne Meister - forbes.com Have you ever watched someone play Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, or World of Warcraft? They are totally absorbed in the moment. What are they playing for, you might ask? Often, it is just the sense of personal accomplishment in reaching a...
By Brendan Mcgowan - cio.com.au A survey of 200 CIOs finds that most well-meaning efforts at IT leadership development aren’t very successful. The top two tiers of IT leadership - the CIO's direct reports and their direct reports - do many things well, such as vendor management...
By Leon Gettler - crn.com.au This Sydney IT company reckons staff respond to being stretched. Jamie Warner at eNerds says the best way to keep talented staff is to stretch them. You have to challenge them, he says, otherwise they leave. “We feel every role needs to be...
By leadingcompany.smartcompany.com.au When Mark Britt filled the position of CEO at NineMSN in 2011, he promised to bring with him some key changes and big ideas. One was a change of branding for the group from NineMSN to Mi9. (The company manages Australian online properties such as...