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AITCHISON’S HR—WOW, I NEED TO BE IN HR!
Add to Session workbookFrom dealing with shades of grey within a black and white context, Neville Aitchison slips readily into thoughts of black hosiery, women’s legs, and why the time is right to inject serious WOW factor into HR.
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No room for dispute
Add to Session workbookHR has played a key role in smoothing the way to greater understanding in a company whose business is the facilitation, mediation and resolution of disputes, Katrina Leather tells Helen Frances.
Subscribe to read this articleRiding out the storm
Add to Session workbookBest-in-class employers use workplace surveys as a valuable business tool, says Neal Knight-Turvey. He explains why such surveys are important if you want to improve performance and ride the current economic storm
Subscribe to read this articleThe value of engagement
Add to Session workbookEmployee engagement is crucial to surviving in tough times, yet recent data shows New Zealand and Australian organisations need to do more to fully engage staff, Rosemary Howard told the recent HRINZ conference. Alice Taylor reports.
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Add to Session workbookFar from being a luxury in tough times, executive education makes good economic sense, but organisations are seeking new approaches to ensure the best return on their investment. Jackie Brown-Haysom discovers that for many, the answer lies in learning programmes customised to their own workplace.
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Add to Session workbookNow more than ever, organisations need to think hard about their retention strategies. Teresa MacGregor and Paul Wood consider generational differences and offer tips on how to conduct exit interviews that will add real value to organisations.
Subscribe to read this articleThe right remedy?
Add to Session workbookIn the current economic climate, being without a job is an even less attractive proposition than it has been previously. It’s not surprising then, says Bridget Smith, that applications for reinstatement—the primary remedy—appear to be on the rise.
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Add to Session workbookYou know that you’re supposed to have read them, but somehow you never have time! Angela Atkins summarises the key concepts of 10 management books that have become a must-read!
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Add to Session workbookWhat do you do when your employer says you’re just too big for the job? Carisse de Beer discusses a recent Employment Relations Authority decision following a truck driver’s claim for unjustified dismissal.
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IN THE LIMELIGHT—PAM TATE
Add to Session workbookJUST THE JOB—The power of intention
Add to Session workbookPeople who set goals are most likely to achieve them, but Kaye Avery questions whether SMART goals are the best way to go, or whether a firmly held intention will have greater impact. She discusses career goal-setting in an unstable world situation.
Subscribe to read this articleTHE DOL REPORT—BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS
Add to Session workbookMediation costs and timeframes have been reduced by a new co-mediation initiative jointly led by the Department of Labour and the Human Rights Commission. Cara Takitimu and Susan Freeman-Greene outline how the new inter-agency mediation makes resolving issues easier for all parties.
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Add to Session workbookMoving premises can be an upsetting time for staff. Karen Boyte explains how to avoid a mutiny, and also looks at how to deal with a bright young employee with an attitude that sucks.
Subscribe to read this articleSTRATEGIC HR—DOES CULTURE MATTER?
Add to Session workbookA company’s culture goes beyond the organisational charts you see on the wall. It’s the stories, politics, symbols and routines that count. Chris Johnson looks at the role these play in attracting, retaining and engaging staff.
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Add to Session workbookThe strongest brands in the world are carefully and deliberately built on a foundation of insight and knowledge, says Kate Billing. Yet organisations often don’t have an insight into what’s important for their employees. Do you know or do you just think you do?
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Add to Session workbookRecognition is a signpost of past achievement, and it helps motivate us to excel in the future, says Eric Gamperle. He explains why accreditation has been an important step in his career—and he advocates taking up the challenge.
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Add to Session workbookProviding training during a recession is still very important, and you can minimise costs and still get results. This month Angela Atkins shares some different ways to provide training for employees and managers which don’t cost the earth.
Subscribe to read this articleLEADERSHIP—CHOOSING RESILIENT LEADERS
Add to Session workbookChoosing the right leader at any level is difficult. Despite a multitude of “how to” approaches to selection, the real world abounds with leaders assigned to roles beyond their capabilities, says Bob Morton, a keynote speaker at the recent HRINZ conference.
Subscribe to read this articleWELLNESS AT WORK—H&S GENDER GAP
Add to Session workbookOccupational health and safety programmes need to adopt a more gender-sensitive approach, according to a recent NOHSAC report which calls for more research into the health risks for women in the workplace.
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Add to Session workbookPUBLIC SECTOR—SCOOPIING THE POOL
Add to Session workbookAlthough a school caretaker neglected to maintain a school pool over the summer holiday break as he was meant to, his resulting dismissal was held to be unjustified. Paul Robertson explains why.
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