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Only by giving the youngest generation in the workplace more voice can employers retain upcoming talent and best utilise their skillset, according to an advisor on multi-generational engagement.

The skills needed for a job in Australia are expected to change by a "staggering" 66% by 2030 due to the impact of artificial intelligence, according to new LinkedIn research.

Employers are increasingly turning to mentoring as a development and retention tool, as technology makes it easier to administer programs and make the right matches, a specialist says.

After learning that its employees felt ill-equipped to deal with conflict, an organisation has built conversation skills in more than a third of its 4,200-strong workforce, and the results are palpable, its learning experience business partner says.

Training leaders to better support the mental health of their teams is one of the most effective steps an organisation can take to mitigate psychosocial risk, a researcher says.

Four years into a bespoke L&D program, ANZ Bank has been achieving a 10% year-on-year uplift in capability, causing it to set higher targets.

A lot of performance reviews fail to drive any improvements, and the reasons lie on both sides of the conversation, a coach says.

An "adaptive challenge" should have enough "heat" to motivate, mobilise and engage a leader, but not so much it overwhelms them, according to a leadership expert.

Women struggle more than men with confidence issues in the workplace, according to a leadership coach, but there is a "silver bullet" solution.

Shifting a talent strategy from buying to building requires extra focus on development to fill skills gaps, says an HR leader whose organisation has doubled its internal promotions in the past year.