When it comes to onboarding, organisations could learn a lot from video games—they do a very good job of onboarding players, says Terry Williams. They could learn from pirates too. It’s all to do with being shown the ropes, if not the toilets.

Kings Seeds is challenging Kiwi businesses to improve lunchtime nutrition in the workplace, encouraging them to grow nutrient rich microgreens and sprouts in the office to help improve staff health, happiness, and productivity. Heidi Wood spoke to co-owner, Barbara Martin about their passion for growing green.

A focus on skills and past performance may mean you miss the opportunity to identify the diamonds in your organisation—and to develop untapped potential. Adrienne Stormont discusses ways to increase your talent pool and get more engaged and happier employees.

Savvy organisations don’t stop onboarding after the first week, or even the first three months. It takes six months to earn a new employee’s loyalty, says Winny Tang. Are you ready?

There is no best one-size-fits-all approach to successful newcomer onboarding, says Andrea Polzer-Debruyne. She looks at the process from a neuro-psychological perspective and explains why it’s important your new hire should feel safe.

Many companies aren’t prepared for a VUCA world where selecting the right CEO is more important than ever, says Amit Mukherjee. He explores the flaws of executive recruitment and talent management systems.

Despite strong evidence linking workplace wellbeing to financial benefits, many businesses fall short, says Professor Sir Cary Cooper. The line manager role is critical when it comes to doing something about well-being, he says, but unfortunately we don’t select the right people for the job. Jackie Brown-Haysom reports.

When an Employment Relations Authority decision was challenged in the Employment Court, the latter took the opportunity to review the Authority’s practice in awarding costs, the first such review since 2006. Karen Radich and Eva Heup take a look at the outcome of the latest review.

When it comes to recruiting new talent, it pays to get it right first time. With today’s technology, recruiters are finding it much easier than in the past to create a likeness of their ideal candidate, but there’s still a chance they’ll be fooled by half truths, says Chris Till.

A recent decision involving a South Island school principal reinforces why it’s crucial to get the process “right”, especially when considering the statements of witnesses. Paul Robertson explains.