Employers that create effective workforce strategies for the future and build a "mission-critical talent pipeline" have a major competitive advantage over their counterparts, but many organisations are still operating with half-baked strategies, according to new research from Manpower.
A workforce strategy is critical to making the most effective decisions about managing people, performance and risk, but according to expert Colin Beames, very few organisations actually have one.
Many organisations have bundles of HR policies, and undertake workforce planning and talent management, but they don't have a workforce strategy. Watch this webcast to understand how to take a strategic approach to human capital.
Assessment of employees' career drive and aspiration plays a minimal role - or none at all - in most employers' high-potential programs, but it should be fundamental, says leadership expert Sean Dineen. Here's what you should be assessing.
Australia's egalitarian culture is holding organisations back from developing employees with high leadership potential, while those employers that do invest are often assessing the wrong traits, according to Right Management principal consultant, Nick Grage-Perry.
A high-potential employee is more than 50 per cent more valuable to an employer than an average one. But how do you identify them? And how do you help them reach their potential? Watch this webcast to find out.
An organisation can have a fantastic leadership development program in place, but without a meaningful conversation about an individual's personal and professional goals, many succession plans "will fall down", warns Lee Hecht Harrison leadership development director, Dee Fitzgerald.
A report investigating the key trends driving business and human capital decisions has found boards are increasingly eager to work with HR experts to ensure talent-related issues are central to organisational strategy.
HR professionals should develop a strong business case, and frame internal discussions about diversity in terms of workforce sustainability and inclusion, to avoid them being perceived as "special treatment for a special group", according to a new report.
When a learning and development budget is cut, it's usual to blame tough times, but in fact the problem could well lie with HR, according to Nicholas Sutcliffe, executive director of The Conference Board.
The laws around engaging casual and contract workers have changed drastically this year. Understand how this affects your organisation by attending this HR Daily webinar.
From August, employees will have a legislated right to disconnect from work. Understand what this means for your organisation by watching this HR Daily Premium webcast.
