Tag: HR

It seems like smart just-in-time staffing: You hire for big projects and then let people go when they wrap up. But here’s why it hurts more than it helps

Organisations need strong performers, working smarter and more productively, with competent leadership who will engage and motivate them to meet growth goals. Here are some strategies to keep your high potentials engaged, and with you for a long time.

I.T and social are presenting a clearer platform of knowledge sharing and networking for our younger generation. As a result, entrepreneurial opportunities seems to be whisking our youngest off their feet, presenting a range of recruitment and retention risks.

Too many businesses suffer from ‘Magic Person Syndrome’ – waiting for the perfect executive to fix their problems.

I’ve hired hundreds of people, and fired a few too. Here are the best recruiting insights I’ve gleaned the hard way.

Debate is raging about whether small businesses should be subject to the Fair Work Act’s unfair dismissal provisions, but the more important question is how many business owners really understand how to go about fairly dismissing an employee? This guide will help.

Four rules to avoid crossing the line from tough to mean.

Across the business landscape, workforces are changing. There’s an ongoing shift toward assignment and project based work, which means more SMBs are turning to white collar contractors to facilitate a scalable workforce that’s sustainabe and profitable. Managing this new and complex workforce comes with a new set of challenges, which one expert addresses here.

For many employees, performance appraisals are associated with ineffective practice and unwanted events. Here are some ideas on how you can improve the quality and outcomes of your performance and development conversations with your people.

We all have opinions about the youngest group that stomps through the workforce, but it’s a good idea to put aside preconceptions about Gen Y staff if you’re to get the most out of them. Use these tips to maximise the capabilities of your staff.