This morning I revisited this article from Great Leadership on using the performance and potential matrix and thought it was worth sharing. I’ve used the 9 box matrix before and really like it because its simple, and easily explainable to managers. Rather than loads of forms and text, it clearly highlights where your people are and what actions you need to...

Recently, the Australian Federal Government made changes to the industrial relations legislation which means that as of July 1st 2009 the Fair Work Act 2009 will replace the Workplace Relations Act 1996 How does this impact you in HR? Under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 companies were able to set a probation period of six months or more if it was reasonable...

I was reading the CLC HR Quarterly trends report Q1 2009 this morning and it got me thinking again about ‘career experiences’. In an earlier post I wrote about career development and why it’s important that you promote development opportunities for your staff that involve learning from experiences and relationships in the workplace. The CLC report says that...

Today is Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea which is a fundraiser for the Cancer Council and I organised an event at my workplace today. It’s such an easy thing to do- get your employer to put on morning tea and get your employees to donate a gold coin on the way in. Simple enough concept- and it’s for a great cause. But can the business benefit from...

We also communicate non-verbally using what is known as paralanguage. This includes features such as “speech rate and intensity; pitch, modulation and quality of voice; and articulation and rhythm control” (Hargie et al. 2004, p. 55). Paralanguage is an important form of non-verbal communication when you consider situations in the working environment such as...