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April 10, 2017
A 2016 CSIRO report predicted more than 1 million Australian workers now operate as independent contractors juggling between temporary or contract jobs. More than 4 million Australians, or 32 per cent of the workforce, now freelance regularly. A recent Intuit trends re...
April 10, 2017
Times are changing quickly. There have been disruptions in business models and technology and management thinking struggles to keep pace with society. Business has labeled issues with grab words “Change Management”, “Diversity” and “Inclusion” but they have been relega...
October 15, 2015
Now, more than ever, the HR function will be tested and now more than ever our profession will need to move quickly to meet the challenges unfolding before us (see this great HBR article about the challenges HR has faced over the decades).
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October 14, 2015
When you have been around for a little while you would have heard this said. Then they see you (the HR representative), and scurry away or change the topic. In many organisations HR lacks credibility and is often seen as an impediment to getting the job done and sortin...
October 14, 2015
If you think Corporate HR departments are having a tough time (viz Rob Sitch’s Utopia and all the noise about the relevance of Appraisals etc) …spare a thought for those working as sole practitioners in medium and small businesses.
They have to ply their profession in...
October 5, 2015
There are many types of absent leadership.
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The non-decision maker or makers, you know, the meetings you go to where there is endless discussion, good intention yet no-one ready to take the responsibility for implementing decisions.
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Where the manager you go to...
October 5, 2015
What are the biggest issues facing your workplace today?
HR usually seeks permission from the business leaders to prioritise and support its initiatives. Is this wise or a self-survival mechanism?
Shouldn’t HR be making those key decisions, or rather OD?
Or have the O...
September 17, 2015
The Division between Human Resources and ‘the business’ is an interesting dilemma that is too often overlooked and neglected in so many businesses today. In the several senior HR roles I held in my career this divide never seemed to be bridged or achieve the desired le...
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