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AITCHISON’S HR—DO WHAT YOU LIKE!
Add to Session workbookCultivate your strengths is sound advice, says Neville Aitchison, but if there’s an aspect of what you do that you dislike, don’t put up with it. Enjoyment is the fuel you need to keep on getting more creative and successful.
Subscribe to read this articleLAST LAUGH—CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?
Add to Session workbookConflict conjures up images of stress and battles on the job, but managed well, says Terry Williams, it can stimulate employee engagement and productivity.
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ON THE JOB—At your service
Add to Session workbookIt’s definitely not all beer and skittles keeping 30-plus hotels fully staffed. Accor Hotels’ Graeme Ham talks to Renée Lang about some of the challenges his team faces.
Subscribe to read this articlePartnering for high performance
Add to Session workbookRelationships may have been fraught in the past, but in today’s workplace, unions and employers are increasingly working in partnership to ensure the best outcomes. As Angela Gregory discovers, a constructive relationship is fundamental to creating a high-performance organisation.
Subscribe to read this articleWorkplace conflict How can mediation help?
Add to Session workbookWorkplace conflict can’t always be prevented, but the good news is it can be effectively dealt with—and there is help available to employers. David Fleming explains how employers are using the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s services to deal with conflict at work.
Read this articleTough talking
Add to Session workbookWhen conflict occurs in the workplace, something needs to be done about it, but how do you go about having those hard-to-have conversations? Paul Hutcheson outlines six practical steps to better personal advocacy.
Subscribe to read this articleManaging conflict
Add to Session workbookIt’s not easy to think rationally and logically when we’re faced with conflict at work. Ruth Donde and Graham Hart explain why this is and how our brain responds to dealing with difficult people and difficult situations.
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Add to Session workbookIt’s vital that educators and employers work in partnership if we’re to ensure a bright future for young people in the New Zealand workforce, says Amanda Wheeler. She explains how employers can play an active role in developing job-ready youth.
Read this articleEqual pay—a new chapter
Add to Session workbookA recent Employment Court ruling that women in female-dominated industries can now compare themselves to men in other industries requiring similar skills has opened a new chapter in New Zealand’s equal pay story, say Janette Andrews.
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Book Review — It Starts with Passion
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Add to Session workbookIN THE LIMELIGHT—RICHARD WESTNEY
Add to Session workbookHRINZ NEWS—INCOMPATIBILITY: DEAL WITH IT!
Add to Session workbookEmployers need to “harden up” and deal appropriately with incompatibility if it threatens productivity or health and safety, says Rosalind Webby.
Subscribe to read this articleHEALTH & SAFETY—COMING READY OR NOT
Add to Session workbookPersonal accountability for directors and senior management—including HR and health and safety managers—is on the way, with a raft of major changes coming to health and safety laws and regulations. Now is the time to do thorough due diligence in your organisations, before these changes come into force in 2014, says Hanne Janes.
Read this articlePUBLIC SECTOR—A QUIET WORD
Add to Session workbookA recent decision by the Employment Court will hopefully encourage parties to settle employment disputes amicably, says Paul Robertson. He looks at the case and at a decision over the identity of the employer in the education sector.
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