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...
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...
In a world that’s evolving faster than ever before, many would agree that it’s hard to keep up with the new conventions and guidelines that come with technological change. As HR leaders, in order for us to optimise the access we have at our fingertips...
The exponential rate of progress in the world is fast becoming a day-to-day reality. And when the world changes, so does the world of work. And as always, change organically affects customers, employees, communities, sectors, and industries in varying ways. But now, it is time...