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AITCHISON’S HR—UNSELFCONSCIOUS CONVICTION
Add to Session workbookWe’re living in an age when people decide, from a very early age, what they’re going to do with their lives. And it’s all Cinderella’s fault, says Neville Aitchison. In today’s world, do you still need to earn your chops, or can you choose who you want to be?
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Add to Session workbookCareer transitioning is now more the rule than the exception, says Terry Williams. Maybe the job you’re destined for hasn’t been invented yet?
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ON THE JOB—Pop culture
Add to Session workbookCoca-Cola Amatil NZ has a culture that’s second to none, its HR general manager Martin King tells Raewyn Court. It also has a proud record of 100 percent pay equity that’s the very foundation of its diversity strategy.
Subscribe to read this articleAll checked out
Add to Session workbookConcerned about CV fraud or employee theft? A broad range of pre-employment probity checks is essential if employers want to protect their business—and their reputation, says Craig Gubbin. He outlines some of the key areas to investigate.
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Add to Session workbookWhy do so many projects fail to deliver? It’s often to do with people and culture issues, says Ross Pearce. He examines the role of HR in building change management capability.
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Add to Session workbookWhy is it that some teams are resistant to change while others approach change with enthusiasm? Jane Judd outlines the factors that influence a team being change ready and explains how to create change agile teams.
Read this articleOnboarding 201: Planning your programme
Add to Session workbookIn the second of three articles on the most critical retention activity your organisation can undertake—onboarding—Alexandra Levit explains all you need to begin planning or enhancing your own formal onboarding initiative.
Subscribe to read this articleGame changer—Why we need to get serious about gender diversity at the top
Add to Session workbookInternationally, New Zealand might score highly as a good place for women, but in the corporate world this hasn’t translated into senior roles, says influential American lawyer Mary Cranston. It’s time to lift our game, she tells Sally Wenley.
Subscribe to read this articleThe tiger shows its teeth
Add to Session workbookIs there a trend towards employment cases being pursued in the Human Rights Review Tribunal rather than the Employment Relations Authority? Bridget Smith looks at three recent cases that have done just that.
Read this articleClosing the skill gap
Add to Session workbookSkill gaps are widening yet many businesses are finding it difficult to address the issue. Katherine Percy explains that doing more of the same will achieve more of the same, which is why businesses need to embrace new ways of thinking.
Read this articleWhy good grammar matters
Add to Session workbookA company refusing to hire people who use poor grammar prompts the question: how important is grammar in a business context in an age where texting and tweeting are the new normal? Donna McTavish shares her thoughts.
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Book Review — Lead With Wisdom—How wisdom transforms good leaders into great leaders
Add to Session workbookBook Review — Ecoman—From a garage in Northland to a pioneering global brand
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Add to Session workbookRECRUITMENT—THE IT TALENT SHORTAGE
Add to Session workbookNew Zealand’s technology industry is growing faster than its population, says Greg Shanahan. Companies are expanding into new areas and hiring aggressively, but we do not have the skilled IT professionals to fill these jobs, and the shortage is expected to grow.
Subscribe to read this articleLEADERSHIP—BOOSTING PERFORMANCE
Add to Session workbookNew Zealand has a world class public sector, but it’s not resting on its laurels. Leadership development is the key to boosting public sector performance, says Iain Rennie. He outlines the findings of a report that aims to give State sector leaders the tools they need for the job.
Subscribe to read this articleHRINZ NEWS—THE CURIOUS TALE OF THE TOILET MAN
Add to Session workbookWhat can you do when a machine operator, exercising his right to a long toilet break, brings production to a halt on a daily basis. Keith McGregor explains how paradoxical intention can be an effective means of dealing with entrenched resistance—and one that allows change with dignity.
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Add to Session workbookA teacher who claimed he signed a settlement agreement under duress after an acrimonious dispute was not successful when he asked the Employment Relations Authority to reopen his personal grievance. Paul Robertson outlines the elements necessary to establish duress.
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