Despite the evident need and purpose of HR in a changing world, the organisations they operate within need to constantly reinvent themselves to compete. As HR leaders, it is our responsibility to highlight this to our businesses and drive agility and adaptability. The future of...
As our workforce changes, technology advances and shifts to support how jobs and functions operate. Tasks we have traditionally deemed necessary are now streamlined and automated, revolutionising the way we work. This emerging reality reveals a rare window of opportunity for organisations...
Article summary: Law firm Hall & Wilcox gives us a nuanced example of how to transition to a hybrid workplace.The first step is to determine whether continued remote working is right for your employees.Prioritising compassionate leadership and open discourse is important for the entire journey.The right...
To celebrate International Women’s Day, JOST&Co would like to champion the work of volunteers at the VicICT program Go Girl, Go for IT, which informs girls about career opportunities in the IT field. We know that IT has been a traditionally male-dominated field, but with...
2020 was a year full of new challenges for everyone, both in our personal lives and at work. Businesses had to quickly pivot to working remotely and when the demand for flexibility could not be met, weaknesses in work structures became apparent. As HR leaders,...
Not so long ago, pre COVID-19, we were compiling research into cultivating compassion-based leadership. We became increasingly aware that today’s organisations seem to lack compassion – or at best, it was thought to be scarce...
The Corona Quarter – that’s how the first quarter of 2020 could be referred to in Seoul, and across most of the globe. It has been one of disruption, fear and more than a hint of ambiguity...
We’ve all been pushing really hard for decades to get gender balance in the workplace right. So much research and so many programs, awards, policies, committees, #metoo campaigns, movements… culminating in a lot of motion...
In Greek mythology, the Sirens were captivating, dangerous creatures; their enchanting singing luring unwary sailors off-course, causing disastrous shipwrecks. Today, unwary business leaders...
If you walk through the offices of any of Australia’s financial institutions, you will be met by rigorous systems and processes designed to drive behaviours steeped in values purported to be honourable...
In a previous post, we discussed the extensive impact that several up-and-coming technological breakthroughs are having on HR as we know it. A prominent theme was that Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT) will pave the way...